Share of total managed land covered by best practices for soil protection

Unit

: Percentage (%) (as part of total area owned, leased or managed)

Indicator

: Area sustainably managed

Metric type

: Response

Framework alignment notes

SASB RR-FM-160a.4

GRI 101-2

CDP Forests F6.4a Provide details on the system, the approaches used to monitor compliance, the quantitative progress, and the non-compliance protocols, to implement your no conversion and/or deforestation commitment(s).

ESRS E4-3

Forest Europe SFMI 5.1 Protective Forests

Boreal SFMI 4.2.a Proportion of forest management activities that meet best management practices or other relevant guidelines for protecting soil and water resources

ITTO Africa SFMI Indicator: 3.2.1 – Forest management practices ensure the protection of soil resources

CCFM SFMI 3.1 Rate of compliance with locally applicable soil disturbance standards

FSC 9.1 The Organization shall assess and record the presence, status and likelihood of occurrence of High Conservation Values in the Management Unit, through a process that includes engagement with affected stakeholders, experts and Indigenous Peoples

PEFC 8.5 Maintenance or appropriate enhancement of protective functions in forest management (notably soil and water)

SFI Objective 2: Forest Health and Productivity, PM2.3

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

[Company name] will increase the share of total managed area in [target location(s)] covered by best practices for soil protection by [target amount, in percentage as part of total area of target location(s)]% 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: Medium

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Share of total managed land covered by best practices for soil protection

Framework alignment notes

Target example
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An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Related actions

Incentivise the protection of areas of significant biodiversity value at sourcing locations

Incentivise the protection of water bodies at sourcing locations

Incentivize increasing carbon removals and storage in soils and forests in souring locations

Incentivize protection of soil quality in own operations and sourcing locations

Incentivize the protection of areas of significant carbon value at sourcing locations

Share of total managed land covered by best practices for soil protection

Framework alignment notes

Target example i An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.

Sector

Value chain stage

Metric assessment

Related actions

Incentivise the protection of areas of significant biodiversity value at sourcing locations

Incentivise the protection of water bodies at sourcing locations

Incentivize increasing carbon removals and storage in soils and forests in souring locations

Incentivize protection of soil quality in own operations and sourcing locations

Incentivize the protection of areas of significant carbon value at sourcing locations

Target example
i

An example target and the target source are presented to illustrate how a target could be set for this metric. Learn more on the Methodology page.