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Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP - WCMC (2023). Based on spatial overlap between polygons for Key Biodiversity Areas from the World Database of Key Biodiveristy Areas (www.keybiodiversityareas.org) and polygons for protected areas from the World Database on Protected Areas and (where available) for Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures and from the World Database on OECMs (www.protectedplanet.net)

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

Indicator number

15.1.2

Target name

By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

Target number

15.1

Global indicator description
UN designated tier

1

UN custodian agency

UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) BirdLife International (BLI) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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Organisation

BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP - WCMC (2023). Based on spatial overlap between polygons for Key Biodiversity Areas from the World Database of Key Biodiveristy Areas (www.keybiodiversityareas.org) and polygons for protected areas from the World Database on Protected Areas and (where available) for Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures and from the World Database on OECMs (www.protectedplanet.net)

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