Length of marine or freshwater coastline present during the reporting period on protected land, land under sustainable stewardship, or land under sustainable cultivation.
Length of Coastline Present (PI5840)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Length of Coastline Present (PI5840). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the length of coastline the organization is working to protect. Organizations are encouraged to report this metric in conjunction with Land Directly Controlled: Sustainably Managed (OI6912), Land Indirectly Controlled: Sustainably Managed (PI6796), and Protected Land Area (PI4716).
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.6
Life Below Water
- SDG Target 14.5
Life on Land
- SDG Target 15.1
- SDG Target 15.4
- SDG Target 15.5
Metric History
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June 2022 - IRIS v5.3 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor modification to metric name for clarity.
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March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
New metric. Coastline Present (PI5840) was developed via the IRIS Land Conservation Working Group.