Hotspots protection: share of identified valuable habitats hotspots that are protected in the managed area

Unit : Percentage (%)

Indicator : Area conserved or restored

Metric Type : Response

Frameworks alignment notes

Forest, Pulp and Paper FP.A1.0 Areas of high biodiversity value or high conservation value protected

Objective 4: Conservation of Biological Diversity, PM 4.3

6.3.1. The forest owner/manager shall identify, protect and/or conserve ecologically important forest areas

Forest Management RR-FM-160a.2. and RR-FM-160a.3

101 Biodiversity 101-5-b-i The organization should specify whether the areas of biodiversity importance are protected through legal or other effective means

ESRS E4 - AR26a Size and location of all habitat areas protected or restored, whether directly or indirectly controlled by the undertaking ESRS E4 19a Activities related to sites located in or near biodiversity-sensitive areas negatively affect these areas by leading to deterioration of natural habitats and habitats of species and to disturbance of species for which protected area has been designated.

Forests F6.1 Did you have any forests-related timebound and quantifiable targets that were active during the reporting year? /(F6.1a) Provide details of your forests-related timebound and quantifiable target(s), and progress made.

Criterion 3.1: Biological diversity is maintained

1.1b Forest Fragmentation

Core Principle 1: Protection of forests and other natural ecosystems

Principle 6 - 6.4

Article 30

1.1.2 Area of forest by type and age class, wetlands, soil types, and geomorphological feature types in protected areas in each ecozone

4.9 Protected Forests

Target example

[Company name] will increase the share of valuable habitat hotspots that are protected in its managed area to [target, absolute or percentage of area]% by [target year], compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target Source: WBCSD target template

Sector

Forest

Value chain stage

Raw Materials

Metric assessment

Relevance: High

Feasibility: High

Additional information

Biome: Tropical, Boreal, Temperate

Type of Forest: Naturally regenerative managed forest, Semi-natural forest, Other Planted forest, Plantation

Scale: Forest stand, Forest management unit (FMU), Landscape

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Hotspots protection: share of identified valuable habitats hotspots that are protected in the managed area

Frameworks alignment notes

Target example

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Additional information

Related Actions

Protect areas of significant carbon value

Protect areas of significant biodiversity value within or adjacent to operations

Protect biodiversity during harvesting and production

Protect water bodies

Reduce climate change-induced pressures

Avoid deforestation in direct operations and value chain

Avoid establishing operations in / adjacent to areas of significant biodiversity value