2 ▁document ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Conference ▁on ▁Environment ▁and ▁Development ▁( the ▁" E arth ▁Sum mit "). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁non - leg ally ▁binding ▁document ▁that ▁makes ▁several ▁recommend ations ▁for ▁conservation ▁and ▁sust ain able ▁development ▁forest ry . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Earth ▁Sum mit , ▁the ▁neg ot iation ▁of ▁the ▁document ▁was ▁complicated ▁by ▁dem ands ▁by ▁developing ▁nations ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁ 7 7 ▁for ▁increased ▁foreign ▁aid ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁setting ▁aside ▁of ▁forest ▁res erves . ▁Develop ed ▁nations ▁resist ed ▁those ▁dem ands , ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁document ▁was ▁a ▁comprom ise . ▁ ▁The ▁FO RE ST ▁EU RO PE ▁process ▁( Min ister ial ▁Conference ▁on ▁the ▁Prote ction ▁of ▁For ests ▁in ▁Europe , ▁M CP FE ) ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁Str as bourg ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Forest ▁Princi ples ▁were ▁adopted ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁the ▁ag enda ▁by ▁Hels ink i ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁The ▁process ▁covers ▁Pan - Europe an ▁region ▁consisting ▁of ▁ 4 7 ▁sign ator ies ▁( 4 6 ▁European ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Union ) ▁that ▁partially ▁over laps ▁with ▁Montr éal ▁Process ▁region ▁( Russ ia ▁is ▁a ▁sign atory ▁of ▁both ▁processes ). ▁ ▁The ▁Montr éal ▁Process , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Working ▁Group ▁on ▁C riteria ▁and ▁Ind ic ators ▁for ▁the ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁S ust ain able ▁Management ▁of ▁Tem