2b99055a-8ceb-476c-9ed9-10e7c3253f8b Andrew Skowno South African National Biodiversity Institute NBA Science Lead +27 21 799 8711 Kirstenbosch Research Centre Cape Town Claremont 7735 South Africa nba@sanbi.org.za 2026-05-24T08:10:18 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 2025 NBA Remnants of terrestrial ecosystem threat status and protection level results 2025-12-09T11:00:00 nba2025_terr _RLE_EPL_remnants layer forms part of the NBA2025 and is associated with the nba2025_terrl_RLE_EPL (large-scale industrial development) layer. The remnants layer shows the protection level and threat status of the current remaining extent of terrestrial ecosystems. It forms a key part of the National Biodiversity Assessment. For further details, see the relevant ecosystem threat status and protection level pages. The Red List of Ecosystems or Ecosystem Threat Status and Protection Level are key ecosystem headline indicators calculated as part of the National Biodiversity Assessment (NBA) 2025. This vector map represents the current threat status and protection level of ecosystem types based on the 2025 NBA assessment. This map forms the foundation for many land-use decision processes, including conservation planning. Andrew Skowno South African National Biodiversity Institute nba@sanbi.org.za Maphale Monyeki South African National Biodiversity Institute m.monyeki@sanbi.org.za This layer was developed as part of the National Biodiversity Assessment 2025 and will be updated in future iterations of the assessment Ecosystem Threat status Protection level Assessment This data may not be reproduced by any means, nor redistributed via web site or ftp site, without prior permission. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of data, users are advised to use the data and conclusions drawn from its use with caution. Users noting errors and omissions are requested to notify the data custodian (M.monyeki@sanbi.org.za) to improve data accuracy. These data are not for resale or replicating. This digital version is in the public domain requiring only the conventional acknowledgement of source in publications and reports. APPROPRIATE USE OF THIS DATASET: The Threat status and Ecosystem Protection level statistics must be interpreted with an understanding of the approach and rationale described in the National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 Terrestrial technical documents and Synthesis report. 50000 environment biota 1750-01-01 2025-12-09 13.359375 36.12304687499999 -36.20882309283711 -21.002471054356718 PROJCS["AEA_RSA_WGS84",GEOGCS["GCS_WGS_1984",DATUM["D_WGS_1984",SPHEROID["WGS_1984",6378137.0,298.257223563]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree",0.0174532925199433]],PROJECTION["Albers"],PARAMETER["False_Easting",0.0],PARAMETER["False_Northing",0.0],PARAMETER["Central_Meridian",25.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_1",-24.0],PARAMETER["Standard_Parallel_2",-33.0],PARAMETER["Latitude_Of_Origin",0.0],UNIT["Meter",1.0]] South African National Biodiversity Institute bgishelp@sanbi.org ZIP 1 The ecosystem threat status and protection levels reported in the National Biodiversity Assessment 2025 are based on the 2024 National Vegetation Map and the 1990, 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2022 land cover datasets. The IUCN Red List of Ecosystems methodology was first applied in the National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 terrestrial ecosystem assessments; therefore, the resulting ecosystem threat status and protection level indicators are not directly comparable across assessment periods.