Area of land with permanently protected status as of the end of the reporting period.
Protected Land Area: Permanent (PI3924)
- Reporting Format Unit of Measure (PD1602)
- Metric Type Submetric
- Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
- IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2021. Protected Land Area: Permanent (PI3924). v5.2.
Footnote
Organizations should footnote the methods applied to ensure protected land status. See usage guidance for further information.
Usage Guidance
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This metric is intended to capture the number of hectares that the organization has under permanent protected status as of the end of the reporting period. A state of permanent protection results from legal encumbrances placed on the land or the transfer of ownership to a qualified conservation organization. If relevant, organizations are encouraged to footnote which, and which type of qualified conservation organization owns the land under permanent conservation status.
Related metrics
This is a submetric of Protected Land Area: Total (PI4716), which has 0 other related submetrics.
Impact Categories & Themes
SDG Goals & Targets
Zero Hunger
- SDG Target 2.4
- SDG Target 2.5
Clean Water and Sanitation
- SDG Target 6.6
Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG Target 12.2
Life on Land
- SDG Target 15.1
- SDG Target 15.2
- SDG Target 15.3
- SDG Target 15.4
- SDG Target 15.5
Metric History
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June 2025 - IRIS+ v5.3b Released (current version)
No change.
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December 2024 - IRIS+ v5.3a Released
No change.
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June 2022 - IRIS+ v5.3 Released
Immaterial change. Minor revisions to definition and usage guidance for clarity.
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May 2021 - IRIS+ v5.2 Released
No change.
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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
Immaterial change. Minor revision to definition language in order to align consistency of metric with catalog's structure and style.
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March 2014 - IRIS+ v3.0 Released
New metric. Protected Land Area: Permanent (PI3924) was developed via the IRIS Land Conservation Working Group.