Area of land on which the organization planted native species of trees during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is intended to capture the planting of native species, a potential indicator of the organization's contribution toward environmental sustainability and positive environmental outcomes. Native species typically require less pesticides and fertilizers in their home territory, which can have environmental benefits.
This is a submetric of Area of Trees Planted: Total (PI4127), which has 0 other related submetrics.
June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Metric name and definition modified to increase generalization and clarity.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
No change.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Trees Planted: Native Species (PI3848) was developed via the Original IRIS Working Group.
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