validated by stakeholders. 3.2 Protection 3.2.1 Legally Legally Some major Some major 1 of designated biodiversity and biodiversity and protected important for protected areas ecosystem ecosystem biodiversity ensure some service priorities service priorities and other protection for all are not included are not ecosystem major in legally protected by services biodiversity and protected areas measures ecosystem but are established by service priorities. protected by government. other measures established by government (e.g. payment for ecosystem services). 3.2.2 17% or 17% or more of 8.5% or more of Less than 8.5% 1 the jurisdiction the jurisdiction of the more of the area is legally area is legally jurisdiction area jurisdiction land protected (in line protected. is legally area in with Aichi Target protected. protected areas 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity). 3.2.3 Sufficient Management Management Management 2 Guidance (please delete): This rating should be assessed through and protection of and protection of and protection confidential surveys of people outside government with direct resources for protected protected areas of protected experience of protected The justification should provide management are little affected are somewhat areas are information on the number of people surveyed from different and protection by availability of affected by greatly affected stakeholder groups and organizations and should explain how bias financial and availability of by availability of was avoided and confidentiality maintained. other resources. financial and financial and other resources. other resources. 3.2.4 Effectively Forest cover Forest cover Forest cover 1 and/or other and/or other and/or other protected relevant priority relevant priority relevant priority habitat type has habitat type is habitat type is mostly been reducing in reducing in maintained in protected areas protected areas the protected but at lower at the same or areas. levels than the greater levels
validated by stakeholders. 3.2 Protection of important for biodiversity and other ecosystem services 3.2.1 Legally protected Legally designated protected areas ensure some protection for all major biodiversity and ecosystem service priorities. Some major biodiversity and ecosystem service priorities are not included in legally protected areas but are protected by other measures established by government (e.g. payment for ecosystem services). Some major biodiversity and ecosystem service priorities are not protected by measures established by government. 1 3.2.2 17% or more of the jurisdiction land area in protected areas 17% or more of the jurisdiction area is legally protected (in line with Aichi Target 11 of the Convention on Biological Diversity). 8.5% or more of the jurisdiction area is legally protected. Less than 8.5% of the jurisdiction area is legally protected. 1 3.2.3 Sufficient resources for management and protection Management and protection of protected are little affected by availability of financial and other resources. Management and protection of protected areas are somewhat affected by availability of financial and other resources. Management and protection of protected areas are greatly affected by availability of financial and other resources. 2 Guidance (please delete): This rating should be assessed through confidential surveys of people outside government with direct experience of protected The justification should provide information on the number of people surveyed from different stakeholder groups and organizations and should explain how bias was avoided and confidentiality maintained. 3.2.4 Effectively protected Forest cover and/or other relevant priority habitat type has mostly been maintained in the protected areas. Forest cover and/or other relevant priority habitat type is reducing in protected areas but at lower levels than the Forest cover and/or other relevant priority habitat type is reducing in protected areas at the same or greater levels 1
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