Extent of land/freshwater ecosystem under sustainable management
Unit
: Square kilometers (km²), Hectares (ha)
Indicator
: Area sustainably managed
Metric Type
: Response
Frameworks alignment notes
Target 2: Restore 30% of all Degraded Ecosystems
This metric is aligned with the requirements of the framework.
TNFD Core Global Disclosure Metric
C1.1
Target 3: Landscape engagement
Regen Ag Outcome: Improved ecological integrity
Target example
[Company name] commits to increasing the extent of [specify site, ecosystem, or habitat] under sustainable management by [target amount, in absolute ha or km2, or percentage] by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.
Target Source: WBCSD target template
Sector
Agri-food
Value chain stage
Raw MaterialsManufacturing
Metric assessment
Relevance:High
Feasibility:High
Additional Metric Notes
Rationale:
This metric can be used to indicate changes resulting from the implementation of sustainable management techniques. It may be disaggregated by ecosystem type (e.g., forest, wetland, grassland, savannah) or business activity.
Per TNFD sector guidance, organizations should describe and disclose the definition of regenerative or sustainable agriculture used for reporting purposes: “Practices may be considered to have started when a baseline has been undertaken for the corporation to track regeneration of environmental assets.”
Key resources:
WBCSD Regen-ag Metrics; OP2B; SMI; FAO; commodity certifications
Additional/complementary metrics:
Disaggregation by ecosystem type
Legally required vs voluntary (where jusridictional requirements exist)
Financial investment in activity
Landscape deep dives:
Cerrado, BR - soy (+ corn/cotton rotation) - Key response indicator for all biomes
Landscape-specific metrics: may include area of degraded pastureland restored for sustainable agriculture
Key resources: WBCSD Soft Commodities Forum: https://www.wbcsd.org/actions/soft-commodities-forum/
Agriculture Sector Roadmap to 1.5C: https://www.tropicalforestalliance.org/en/collective-action-agenda/cop27-roadmap/;
Upper Midwest, USA - corn (+ soy rotation) - Key response indicator for all biomes
Key resources:
Midwest Rowcrop Collaborative: https://midwestrowcrop.org/
Illinois Agronomy Handbook: https://extension.illinois.edu/global/agronomy-handbook;
Mekong Delta, VA - rice (+ aquaculture rotation) - Key response indicator for all biomes
Key resources:
IRRI - 1M5R: https://ghgmitigation.irri.org/mitigation-technologies/1-must-do-5-reductions; Sustainable Rice Platform: https://sustainablerice.org/;
Friesland, NL - dairy (incl roughage growing) - Key response indicator for all biomes
Key resources:
Biodiversity Monitor for the Dairy Farming Sector (Certification and Management Packages): https://biodiversiteitsmonitormelkveehouderij.nl/certificatie
Kringloopwijzer (dashboard of farm-level indicators): mijnkringloopwijzer.nl;
Sidama, ETH - coffee - Key response indicator for all biomes
Key resources:
Rainforest Alliance Regenerative Coffee Scorecard: https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/resource-item/regenerative-coffee-scorecard/
Related Actions
Support and incentivize regenerative agriculture and sustainable intensification outcomes at sourcing locations
Reduce GHG emissions from operations and land use activities
Implement precision technology and practices to optimize agri-inputs and drive sustainable intensification
Implement precision technology and practices to optimize water use, particularly in water-stressed areas
Implement precision technology and practices to optimize water use, particularly in water-stressed areas, in resource extraction and production processes
Develop and implement practices to drive regenerative agriculture