Area of land that has been reforested by the organization during the reporting period.
Organizations should footnote all assumptions used.
This metric is intended to capture the amount of recovered land from deforestation, which can give a directional sense of the organization's contribution toward environmental sustainability.
January 2020 - IRIS v5.1 Released
No change.
May 2019 - IRIS v5.0 Released
No change.
March 2016 - IRIS v4.0 Released (current version)
Immaterial change. Metric name and definition modified to increase generalization.
March 2014 - IRIS v3.0 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
November 2011 - IRIS v2.2 Released
No change.
February 2011 - IRIS v2.1 Released
No change.
September 2010 - IRIS v2.0 Released
Immaterial change. IRIS ID changed due to framework upgrade. Minor revision to definition language for clarity.
September 2009 - IRIS v1.0 Released
New metric. Land Reforested (EE26) developed via Original IRIS Working Group.
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