Metadata Sub-indicator 15.1.2.2. Proporción de lugares importantes para la biodiversidad terrestre y del agua dulce incluidos en zonas protegidas, en bosques

Goal 15. Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Target 15.1. By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

Indicator 15.1.2. Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

Sub-indicator 15.1.2.2. Proportion of important sites that are important for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, in forests

• Global
• European (sdg_15_20 (s))
• National
• s: similar

This indicator shows the trend in the percentage of forest area included in the protected areas collected in the Spanish Inventory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity.

The occupation of the soil is determined from the UNFCCC classification incorporated into the Forest Map of Spain, and the types of trees and trees are included within the forests. This information is combined with the digital mapping of the protected spaces included in the Spanish Inventory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity (Protected Natural Spaces, Natura Network 2000 or Areas protected by international instruments).

Percentage

Trienal Base 2003

Type of ecosystem

Tier I

Yes

Espacios Naturales o de Interés (ISO code: 23031)

MTED together with Consejerías/departamentos con competencia en la materia de todas las comunidades autónomas

31/08/2022

UNEP-WCMC, UNEP, IUCN