The Montréal Process
The Montréal Process
The Montréal Process Working Group was formed in 1994 as a bold, intergovernmental response to the pressing need for sustainable forest management. One of its first tasks was to develop and implement internationally agreed-upon criteria and indicators for the conservation and sustainable management of temperate and boreal forests. Read more about The Montréal Process, the criteria and indicators, the member countries, and its history…
Spotlights
The United States releases the 2020 National Report on Sustainable Forests
Montreal Process Synthesis Report 2023: English (PDF, 3.3 MB), French (PDF, 2.9 MB), Spanish (PDF, 3 MB)
Overview and country highlights from the Montréal Process, 2019: English (PDF, 10.4 MB), French (PDF, 13.5 MB), Spanish (PDF, 9.8 MB)
Canada releases their latest State of the Forests report
The Montreal Process Fact Sheet: English (PDF, 1.1 MB), French (PDF, 1.3 MB) Japanese (PDF, 1.3 MB) Spanish (2.2 MB)
The Montréal Process, Criteria and Indicators for the Conservation and Sustainable Management of Temperate and Boreal Forests, Fifth Edition, September 2015 English (PDF, 4.3 MB) Spanish (PDF, 1.0 MB)