Tool Details
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Recognising and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures
Author World Commission on Protected Areas Task Force on OECMs
Year of publication 2019
These Guidelines aim at assisting CBD Parties in interpreting and operationalising Decision 14/8 and starting to develop a body of good practice around recognising and reporting OECMs. It is designed for application at various scales, ranging from understanding whether an individual area is an OECM to reporting OECM statistics at the national and global level as a means to assess progress on achieving conservation targets.
Type of Tool
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit, National
Forest Management Unit, National
Region
Global
Global
Biome
All
All
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
Conservation of biodiversity, Protection of soil and water
Conservation of biodiversity, Protection of soil and water
Management Responsibility
All
All