SEVENTH AMERICAN FOREST CONGRESS

Many Voices - - A Common Vision

Summary Report

Vision Elements

The Forest Congress participants received seven elements of a vision from the pre-Congress meetings and submissions. These were recrafted, and new elements added. After two tallies on levels of agreement, the draft elements were recrafted into the following 13 elements.

In the tally of these vision elements, Forest Congress participants were instructed to "indicate your level of affirmation using the green, yellow, or red indication" defined as:

Green: Agreement, include as a vision element.
Yellow: Mixed feelings, but willing to accept as a vision element.
Red: Disagreement, do not include as a vision element.

In the future our forests . . .

1. ...will be held in a variety of public, private, tribal, land grant, and trust ownerships by owners whose rights, objectives, and expectations are respected and who understand and accept their responsibilities as stewards.

1.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	910	90%
	Yellow	66	7%
	Red	31	3%
	Total	1007	100%

2. ...will be enhanced by policies that encourage both public and private investment in long-term sustainable forest management.

2.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	899	89%
	Yellow	65	6%
	Red	45	5%
	Total	1009	100%

3. ...will sustainably provide a range of goods, services, experiences, and values that contribute to community wellbeing, economic opportunity, social and personal satisfaction, spiritual and cultural fulfillment, and recreational enjoyment.

3.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	887	88%
	Yellow	84	8%
	Red	37	4%
	Total	1008	100%

4. ...will be maintained and enhanced across the landscape, expanding through reforestation and restoration where ecologically, economically, and culturally appropriate, in order to meet the needs of an expanding human population.

4.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	861	85%
	Yellow	100	10%
	Red	48	5%
	Total	1009	100%

5. ...will be shaped by natural forces and by human actions that reflect the wisdom and values of an informed and engaged public, community and social concerns, sound scientific principles, local and indigenous knowledge, and the need to maintain options.

5.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	847	84%
	Yellow	111	11%
	Red	48	5%
	Total	1006	100%

6. ...will be managed consistent with strategies and policies that foster forest integrity and maintain a broad range of ecological, economic, and social values and benefits.

6.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	795	79%
	Yellow	143	14%
	Red	68	7%
	Total	1006	100%

7. ...will be sustainable, support biological diversity, maintain ecological and evolutionary processes, and be highly productive.

7.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	752	75%
	Yellow	185	18%
	Red	73	7%
	Total	1010	100%

8. ...will contribute to strong and vital rural and urban communities that benefit from, protect, and enhance the forests in their vicinity.

8.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	748	74%
	Yellow	157	16%
	Red	104	10%
	Total	1009	100%

9. ...will be managed with consideration for the global implications of land stewardship.

9.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	697	69%
	Yellow	165	17%
	Red	143	14%
	Total	1005	100%

10. ...will maintain their essential role in protecting watersheds and aquatic systems.

10.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	683	68%
	Yellow	143	14%
	Red	184	18%
	Total	1010	100%

11. ...will be acknowledged as vital by citizens who are knowledgeable and involved in stewardship and who appreciate the contribution of forests to the economic and environmental quality of life.

11.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	678	67%
	Yellow	208	21%
	Red	123	12%
	Total	1009	100%

12. ...will be managed on the basis of a stewardship ethic with respect, reverence, and humility.

12.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	544	54%
	Yellow	192	19%
	Red	271	27%
	Total	1007	100%

13. ...will provide a sustainable level of products and benefits that satisfy society's needs because contributions from more efficient utilization, recycling, and other efforts reduce consumption.

13.	Level of Agreement	Participants	Percent
	Green	340	34%
	Yellow	309	31%
	Red	359	35%
	Total	1008	100%

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