Length of protected land boundary shared with the organization's protected land as of the end of the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote details about their selections. See usage guidance for further information.
This metric is intended to capture the characteristics of land the organization directly or indirectly controls that make conservation of that land a priority.
Priorities depend on local conditions (e.g., species present, local communities, level of degradation). Organizations should monitor their conservation measures and gradually adjust their priorities accordingly. Nature conservation priority maps, such as MaxEnt, Nature Map, and Co$ting Nature, can provide an indication of where to act first and take into account different types of (future) land use.
Examples of relevant details to footnote include, for instance, the relevant endangered or vulnerable species and other details about each selection, any third-party entities identifying the land’s conservation priority (e.g., local community, inter-governmental entity, nonprofit, or government), and the level of conservation priority. If available, organizations should cite published plans or other documentation that identifies the land as a conservation priority.
Organizations are encouraged to report this metric in conjunction with Protected Land Area: Total (PI4716), Land Directly Controlled: Sustainably Managed (OI6912), Land Indirectly Controlled: Sustainably Managed (PI6796), Ecosystem Services Provided (PD8494), Length of Adjacent Protected Land (PI2135), and Area of Adjacent Protected Land (PI5750).
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. Minor revision to definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
New metric. Conservation Priority Characteristics (PD9009) was developed via the IRIS Land Conservation Working Group.
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