Area restored in Important Water-Related Areas

Unit

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: Hectares (ha)

Indicator

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: Area conserved or restored

Metric type

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: Response

Framework alignment notes

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AWS - Evidence of completed restoration of non-functioning or severely degraded Important Water-Related Areas including where appropriate cultural values from a site-selected baseline date shall be identified. Restored areas may be outside of the site, but within the catchment.
UNEP - LUFIH indicator [Core] Area under ecological restoration

Target example
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[Company name] is engaged in [restoration initiative] and is committed to a substantial improvement in ecological conditions of the Important Water Related Area by [target year].

Target source: WBCSD target template

Metric assessment

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Relevance: High

Feasibility: Low

Additional Metric Notes
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ACT-D stage
Transform

Maturity stage
Advancing

Metric Contribution to Action
Measuring area restored in IWRAs enables tracking of ecological interventions and supports adaptive management to improve ecological functionality over time.

Observations, Successes and Challenges

  • Lack of clarity on “restoration” definitions
  • Restored areas take years to regenerate, and monitoring over time is essential but often overlooked.
  • This needs a definition of what ‘substantial improvement’ means.
  • Establishing stakeholder partnerships is often essential for determining restoration needs and priorities in IWRAs, especially where site-level knowledge is limited.

Related actions

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Restore and manage aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

Restore and manage aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems

Description