15.2.2 - Forest cover under sustainable forest management ( BBA )
Description
Forest cover under sustainable forest management ( BBA )
This indicator is proposed as an indicator for Sustainable Development Target 15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.
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Data
Data quality and completeness are still very low. All underlying data is collected via the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), administered by FAO's Forestry Department every 5 years
FAO/Forest Resources Assessment (FRA)
Linkages: 15.3
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Sources
The list of indicator proposals (as of 11 August 2015) used for the IAEG-SDG Open Consultation with Civil Society, Academia and Private Sector.
460 item pages.