Are MCPFE indicators suitable for planted forests?textjournalArticleMartresJ. L.autCarnusJ. M.autOrazioC.autThis paper provides a constructive critique of indicators for sustainable forest management and aims to show their value and their limitations. According to the interpretation of the definitions, the way to collect data, and the ecological and economical context, the realities described by these indicators are not homogeneous and comparable at the inter-regional level. By applying the same set of indicators with the same protocols scientifcally based in eight Atlantic regions, various results are obtained extracted from the regional studies and outlined in this paper. The variability in the quality of indicators and the limits of their comparability is demonstrated. The diversity of indicators to assess Sustainable Forest Management, the weaknesses of the existing ones and the benefits of new ones that were tested during the project are illustrated. All reports presented in this paper can be downloaded from: http://forsee.iefc.net.CABI:20113341230journal1648 pp.-48 pp.2011continuing1455-6936Discussion Paper - European Forest Institute (EFI)