What are criteria and indicators?
A criterion, as used by SRR, is a category of conditions or processes that is an explicit goal of rangeland sustainability or by which rangeland sustainability can be assessed. A criterion is too general in scope to monitor directly, but can be characterized by a set of indicators that can be monitored over time. An indicator is a quantitative or qualitative variable that can be assessed in relation to a criterion. It describes attributes of the criterion in an objectively verifiable and unambiguous manner, and is capable of being estimated periodically in order to detect trends.
