Species Area of Habitat (PD2584)

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).

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.

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.