Describes the area of habitat available to a species within the species' range during the reporting period.
Species Area of Habitat (PD2584)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2020. Area of Habitat (PD2584). v5.1.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used, including source(s) of data.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the area of habitat available to a species within the species' range. It is also known as extent of suitable habitat (ESH).
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Reference an accepted database the leverages geographic information systems (GIS) to delineate species' area of habitat (AOH). The IUCN Red List is one such database. Area of habitat is usually based off an already-mapped range. Therefore, the organization is not typically required to do bespoke data collection to use this metric.
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Once the AOH is ascertained, an organization can cross reference it with its Land Directly Controlled: Total (OI5408) or Land Indirectly Controlled: Total (PI3789) to better understand the effect of its activities.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Life on Land
- SDG Target 15.1
- SDG Target 15.2
- SDG Target 15.3
- SDG Target 15.4
- SDG Target 15.5
- SDG Target 15.7
Metric History
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released (current version)
New metric. Area of Habitat (PD2584) developed via IRIS+ Sustainable Water Management Expert Subgroup.
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