{"id":888,"date":"2023-08-10T15:51:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T15:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/?post_type=kpi&p=888"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:48:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T16:48:58","slug":"v2-bio-04-area-under-management-for-ecological-restoration","status":"publish","type":"kpi","link":"https:\/\/kpi-directory.shared-api-01.production.linode.unep-wcmc.org\/index.php\/kpi\/v2-bio-04-area-under-management-for-ecological-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"[Core] Area under ecological restoration"},"template":"","impact_area":[3],"sdg":[18,21,29,19,13,14],"class_list":["post-888","kpi","type-kpi","status-publish","hentry","impact_area-biodiversity","sdg-18","sdg-21","sdg-29","sdg-19","sdg-13","sdg-14"],"acf":{"id":"BIO 04","units":"hectares","rationale":"

This indicator tracks the area of land which is being restored to its natural trajectory. This is known as \u2018ecological restoration\u2019, which is defined in Principle 3 of the Principles for Ecosystem Restoration<\/a> as: \u2018[aiming] to remove degradation and [assisting] in recovering an ecosystem to the trajectory it would be on if degradation had not occurred, accounting for environmental change.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n

Users can disaggregate areas of based on their global biodiversity significance by using significance qualifiers (see below). For example, protecting a very rare ecosystem would generate more impact for biodiversity than protecting a more common ecosystem.<\/p>\n","methodology":"

This indicator is relevant where restoration activities are a part of a funded project\u2019s remit. Where this is the case, spatial data should be collected on the project areas where ecological restoration is taking place. That is, where land is being managed to transition back to its natural trajectory after being previously degraded, either actively or passively.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, if successful, areas under restoration can be considered \u2018restored\u2019 and would no longer be tracked under this indicator. Successfully restored areas can be considered as natural ecosystem and should then be reported under BIO 01 (Area of natural ecosystem protected). This transition should be verified with on-site visits.<\/p>\n

Adding a significance qualifier:<\/em><\/strong> To add an indication of the global biodiversity significance of the area under restoration, users could consider disaggregating data at the portfolio or project level with one of the following options.<\/p>\n