utilizing Principles-Criteria-Indicators-Verifiers, common in forest and tourism sustainability
evaluation. Initially criteria were identified based on a literature review. This was followed by
a Delphi Study and Participatory Workshops in Sikkim, India. Finally expert opinions were
elicited. 4 principles, 8 criteria, 58 indicators and their corresponding 58 verifiers were
established and measures of agreement calculated across different prior stages. From these …