The forest component of sustainable development, which is defined as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs (World Commission on Environment and Development 1987). The Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators (see appendix A) taken together also provide an implicit definition of what is meant by sustainable forest management at the national level.
management regimes applied to forest land which maintain the productive and renewal capacities as well as the genetic, species and ecological diversity of forest ecosystems.
management "to maintain and enhance the longterm health of forest ecosystems, while providing ecological, economic, social and cultural opportunities for the benefit of present and future generations" ( The State of Canada's Forests 2001/2002).
Management that maintains and enhances the long-term health of forest ecosystems for the benefit of all living things while providing environmental, economic, social and cultural opportunities for present and future generations. Aménagement forstier durable
Sustainable forest management (SFM) is the management of forests according to the principles of sustainable development. It is also the current culmination in a progression of basic forest management concepts preceded by Sustainable forestry and sustainable yield forestry before that. Sustainable forest management is the term currently used to describe approaches to forest management that set very broad social and environmental goals.