Share of water body shorelines that are protected with buffer zones
Unit
: Percentage (%)
Indicator
: Area conserved or restored
Metric Type
: Response
Frameworks alignment notes
Objective 3: Protection and Maintenance of Water Resources, PM 3.2
101 Biodiversity
101-5
E4-5 The undertaking shall report metrics related to its material impacts resulting in biodiversity and ecosystem change.
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.
Criterion 3.2: Soil and water resources are protected
6.7 The Organization shall protect or restore natural water courses, water bodies, riparian zones and their connectivity
3.2 Rate of compliance with locally applicable road construction (...) standards
5.1 Forests and Other Wooded Land Designated to Protect Soil, Water, and Other Ecosystem Functions
Target example
[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
Forest
Value chain stage
Raw Materials
Metric assessment
Relevance:Medium
Feasibility:High
Additional information
Biome: Tropical, Temperate, Boreal
Type of Forest: Plantation, Other Planted forest, Semi-natural forest, Naturally regenerative managed forest
Scale: Landscape, Forest management unit (FMU), Forest stand
Related Actions
Reduce impacts from road networks
Protect biodiversity during harvesting and production
Protect water bodies
Prevent pollution or contamination of water bodies