Ecological Restoration Management Area (PI9556)

This metric is intended to capture the entire area of land under ecological restoration during the reporting period, not just any additional area of land that began restoration during the reporting period.

Organizations are encouraged to report this metric in conjunction with Land Directly Controlled: Total (OI5408) and Land Indirectly Controlled: Total (PI3789).

Effective management of biodiversity restoration and conservation requires clearly defining which areas are under management, as the scale and connectivity of the areas may affect which management measures are required.

Organizations should consider the types of land use adjacent to the managed area concerned, as the effects of land use may extend into protected areas. Organizations should footnote details on the key measures, methods, and targets used in managing restoration, including surface, species, habitat types, vegetation types, and relief. Organizations are encouraged to perform detailed inventories of relevant data, linked to specific, persistent sampling locations through GPS and GIS software. Organizations are also encouraged to link existing maps and remote sensing data to these data on biotic and abiotic factors in the area.