Share of water body shorelines that are protected with buffer zones

Unit

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: Percentage (%)

Indicator

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: Area conserved or restored

Metric type

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: Response

Framework alignment notes

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SFI Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources, PM 3.2
GRI 101-5
ESRS E4-5 The undertaking shall report metrics related to its material impacts resulting in biodiversity and ecosystem change.
CDP Forests F1.4 Provide details on the land you control and/or manage that was not used for the production of your disclosed commodity(ies) in the reporting year.
ITTO Africa SFMI Criterion 3.2: Soil and water resources are protected
FSC 6.7 The Organization shall protect or restore natural water courses, water bodies, riparian zones and their connectivity
CCFM SFMI 3.2 Rate of compliance with locally applicable road construction (...) standards
Forest Europe SFMI 5.1 Forests and Other Wooded Land Designated to Protect Soil, Water, and Other Ecosystem Functions

Target example
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[Company name] will [maintain or increase] the amount of water body shorelines that are protected with buffer zones in [target location(s)] by [target percentage]% in [target year] compared to a [baseline year] baseline.

Target source: WBCSD target template

Sector

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Forest

Value chain stage

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Raw Materials

Metric assessment

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Relevance: Medium

Feasibility: High

Additional information

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Biome

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: Tropical, Temperate, Boreal

Type of Forest

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

Scale

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

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Description

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Description

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Description

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Sector of stage operator

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