Izven Evrope morajo načela in ukrepi ustrezati načelom za varovanje gozdov UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, junija 1992) in, če je to primerno, merilom ali smernicam za trajnostno upravljanje z gozdovi, kakor so bili sprejeti v okviru ustreznih mednarodnih in regionalnih pobud v navedenem vrstnem redu (ITTO, montrealski proces, proces Tarapoto, pobuda za suho cono Afrike UNEP/FAO).
Outside Europe they shall correspond to the UNCED Forest Principles (Rio de Janeiro, June 1992) and, where applicable, to the criteria or guidelines for sustainable forest management as adopted under the respective international and regional initiatives (ITTO, Montreal Process, Tarapoto Process, UNEP/FAO Dry-Zone Africa Initiative).