Indicates whether the organization has undertaken biodiversity-related assessments to evaluate the biological diversity present on the land that is directly or indirectly controlled by the organization.
Biodiversity Assessment (OI5929)
- Reporting Format Yes/No
- Metric Type Metric
- Metric Level Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2020. Biodiversity Assessment (OI5929). v5.1.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote details about what the assessments evaluate. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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Examples of information that the assessments may cover, to footnote, include: the species present in a given area, wildlife habitat conditions, availability and quality of water resources, potential effect of production on adjacent crops, historical/archaeological importance of the land, or existence of regulations related to the site (e.g., catchments area, protected area, etc.).
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Organizations are also encouraged to footnote details about the frequency and system with which it conducts its biodiversity assessments.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Zero Hunger
- SDG Target 2.5
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.6
Decent Work and Economic Growth
- SDG Target 8.4
Life on Land
- SDG Target 15.1
- SDG Target 15.4
- SDG Target 15.5
- SDG Target 15.7
Metric History
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January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
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May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
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March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
No change.
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March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Material change. Metric definition and response format modified to provide clarity based on best practices and standard guidance.
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November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
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February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
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September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
New metric. Biodiversity Assessment (OI5929) developed via IRIS Taxonomy Development Group.