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Conservation priorities in the Amazon.
This layer represents the conservation priorities of wild spaces in the Amazon.
This polygonal layer represents the conservation priorities in Amazonia classified according to their priority in the preservation of species and their habitats. It is an adaptation and simplification of AmazoniaForever360+, optimized for viewing through this viewer. It was developed based on data from the "Global Critical Habitat Screening Layer" (Version 2.0), a key tool for identifying critical habitats globally, developed by UNEP-WCMC in 2023. Conservation priorities in the Amazon are essential to protect its unique biodiversity and ensure ecological balance in one of the most critical regions of the planet. Each natural space, even within such a vast environment, requires special management that considers its role in the preservation of species, ecosystems and evolutionary processes.
In this layer critical habitats are classified according to their relevance for the preservation of species and ecosystems. The Conservation criteria (ENG) field specifies the type of criteria applied to classify the habitat, such as its importance for threatened species or its dual function as a refuge for congregatory and migratory species. The field (PRIOCONENG) indicates the level of conservation priority assigned to each polygon, categorized as "Very High" or "Extremely High", according to its role in the preservation of biodiversity and key evolutionary processes.
The original data were adjusted by generalizing the layout of the units and reorganizing the attribute table, which describes the conservation criteria in terms of their role in the preservation of species. These are type C criteria, based on the "Performance Standard 6" (PS6) of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), one of the most influential standards in biodiversity, especially in the context of large infrastructure and extractive sectors.
Within PS6, the importance of biodiversity is expressed through the concept of "critical habitat". Critical habitat criteria identify areas of high relevance for threatened, endemic, migratory and congregatory species, as well as for unique or endangered ecosystems and key evolutionary processes.
UNEP-WCMC. (2023). Global Critical Habitat Screening Layer - Drill (Version 2.0) [Dataset]. UNEP-WCMC. https://doi.org/10.34892/D3XM-QM60
The dataset of the "Global Critical Habitat Screening Layer" can be viewed at: https://data-gis.unep-wcmc.org/server/rest/services/GlobalCH_2023_Drill/ImageServer
Detailed description of the dataset: https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/search/global-critical-habitat-screening-layer
Download available at: https://data.unep-wcmc.org/datasets/44
Details about Performance Standard 6 (PS6): https://www.ifc.org/en/insights-reports/2012/ifc-performance-standard-6