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DATA IDENTIFICATION
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Name
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Total coverage of protected area
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Indicator purpose
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This indicator serves as a means of measuring progress toward the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems.
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Abstract
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The establishment of protected areas is an important mechanism for achieving this aim, and this indicator serves as a means of measuring progress toward the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of ecosystems.
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Data source
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Forest Department
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DATA CHARACTERISTICS
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Contact organization person
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Forest Department
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Date last updated
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11-MAY-2020
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Periodicity
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Unit of measure
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Percentage (%)
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Other characteristics
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Levels of access to protected areas vary among the protected area management categories. Some areas, such as scientific reserves, are maintained in their natural state and closed to any other use. Others are used for recreation or tourism, or even open for the sustainable extraction of natural resources. In addition to protecting biodiversity, protected areas have high social and economic value: supporting local livelihoods; protecting watersheds from erosion; harbouring an untold wealth of genetic resources; supporting thriving recreation and tourism industries; providing for science, research and education; and forming a basis for cultural and other non-material values.
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DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS
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Classification used
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Protected areas, as defined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; Dudley 2008), are clearly defined geographical spaces, recognized, dedicated and managed, through legal or other effective means, to achieve the long-term conservation of nature with associated ecosystem services and cultural values. Importantly, a variety of specific management objectives are recognised within this definition, spanning conservation, restoration, and sustainable use:
Category Ia: Strict nature reserve;
Category Ib: Wilderness area;
Category II: National park;
Category III: Natural monument or feature;
Category IV: Habitat/species management area;
Category V: Protected landscape/seascape;
Category VI: Protected area with sustainable use of natural resources.
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Disaggregation
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The indicator can be reported in combination across terrestrial and freshwater systems or disaggregated among them.
The indicator can be disaggregated according to different protected area management categories (categories I–VI) to reflect differing specific management objectives of protected areas.
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Key statistical concepts
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This indicator is calculated from data derived from a spatial overlap between digital polygons for protected areas from the World Database on Protected Areas (IUCN & UNEP-WCMC 2017), Key Biodiversity Areas (from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas, including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites, and other Key Biodiversity Areas; available through the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool).
The value of the indicator at a given point in time, based on data on the year of protected area establishment recorded in the World Database on Protected Areas, is computed as the mean percentage of each Key Biodiversity Area currently recognised that is covered by protected areas.
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Formula
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OTHER ASPECTS
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Recommended uses
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N/A
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Limitations
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N/A
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Other comments
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All the metadata shown above was gathered from the United Nation Statistics Division. The metadata was extracted from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/