Extent of land/freshwater/ocean use change

Data source provider

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Financial stability monitoring, Investment and lending decisions, Product development, Scenario analysis, Stress testing

Data group

Biodiversity and forestry indicators

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

square kilometre

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://www.iucn.org/news/protected-areas/202105/world-met-target-protected-area-coverage-land-quality-must-improve

Frequency

Upon Update

Time series

2010-2021

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

The UNEP/IUCN Protected Planet Report shows significant advancements since 2010, with more than 22 million square kilometers of land and 28 million square kilometers of ocean now protected or preserved. However, despite these gains, one-third of vital biodiversity areas still have no protection, and less than 8% of land is both protected and interconnected.