average than the reduction in all average areas outside reduction in all protected areas. areas outside protected areas. 3.3 Protection 3.3.1 Laws or Regulations Guidelines No 1 from pollution to protect to protect requirements other legal and against pollution against and clean to protect measure contamination and up pollution and against and contamination contamination. clean up and to clean up pollution and any damage. contamination. 3.3.2 evidence There has been There have 1 Guidance (please delete): Note that rating should be C there exists of some response been have been any complaints with no government response and Implementation investigation of to complaints complaints of should be B if government has responded officially but there is no complaints and related to pollution or public evidence of clean up or measures to alleviate contamination enforcement of pollution or contamination would get a B. If insufficient information is available on official regulations contamination in the last 5 complaints or responses, then this indicator can be assessed at protecting but public years without Level 2 using interviews. against pollution evidence is official or contamination lacking government and of clean up demonstrating response. in the last five enforcement of years. regulations and clean up in the last five years. 4. Stakeholder coordination and participation 4.1 4.1.1 Includes An There is a Only ad-hoc 1 Coordination mechanism for coordination. government of land use commission or government policies, other structure cross-sectoral responsible planning and representing all coordination but for all sectors management sectors affecting not for all sectors affecting land across sectors land use is in and/or lacking use levels, and place and evidence of jurisdictions functioning effective (public reports functioning. show regular meetings and
average reduction in all areas outside protected areas. than the average reduction in all areas outside protected areas. 3.3 Protection from pollution and contamination 3.3.1 Laws or other legal measure Regulations to protect against pollution and contamination and to clean up any damage. Guidelines to protect against and clean up pollution and contamination. No requirements to protect against and clean up pollution and contamination. 1 3.3.2 Implementation evidence exists of investigation of complaints and enforcement of regulations protecting against pollution or contamination and of clean up in the last five years. There has been some response to complaints related to pollution or contamination but public evidence is lacking demonstrating enforcement of regulations and clean up in the last five years. There have been complaints of pollution or contamination in the last 5 years without official government response. 1 Guidance (please delete): Note that rating should be C there have been any complaints with no government response and should be B if government has responded officially but there is no public evidence of clean up or measures to alleviate contamination would get a B. If insufficient information is available on official complaints or responses, then this indicator can be assessed at Level 2 using interviews. 4. Stakeholder coordination and participation 4.1 Coordination of land use policies, planning and management across sectors levels, and jurisdictions 4.1.1 Includes government responsible for all sectors affecting land use An commission or other structure representing all sectors affecting land use is in place and functioning (public reports show regular meetings and There is a mechanism for government cross-sectoral coordination but not for all sectors and/or lacking evidence of effective functioning. Only ad-hoc coordination. 1
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