efa20ff5-f2ac-4db2-85f1-639b5c9c69a7 Andrew Skowno South African National Biodiversity Institute NBA Science Lead +27 21 799 8711 Kirstenbosch Research Centre Cape Town Claremont 7735 South Africa A.Skowno@sanbi.org.za 2019-09-28T20:30:02 SANS 1878 FGDC-STD-001-1998 NBA2018_Terrestrial Ecosystem Threat Status and Protection Level NBA2018_Terrestrial Ecosystem Threat Status and Protection Level forms a key part of the National Biodiversity Assessment. More details can be found in NBA 2018 Technical Report Volume 1: Terrestrial Realm, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6370 Ecosystem Threat Status and Protection level was calculated as part of the National Biodiversity Assessment process for 2018. These two metrics indicate the current status and protection level of South Africa’s ecosystems as determined by the National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 Process. The data forms the foundation for many land use decision Please see NBA 2018 Technical Report Volume 1: Terrestrial Realm, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6370 Andrew Skowno South African National Biodiversity Institute +27 21 799 8711 Kirstenbosch Research Centre, Private Bag X7, Claremont, Cape Town 7735 South Africa A.Skowno@sanbi.org.za This layer was developed as part of the 2018 National Biodiversity 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 (A.Skowno@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 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",0.01745329251 99433]],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 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12143/6370 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link NBA 2018 Technical Report Volume 1: Terrestrial Realm The National Biodiversity Assessment 2018 Technical Report Volume 1: Terrestrial Realm is an essential resource to understand how these statistics were calculated. The document includes a description of the approach used, important deviation from previous assessments and vital information such as which input datasets were used. null://null:null/srv/api/records/efa20ff5-f2ac-4db2-85f1-639b5c9c69a7/attachments/NBA2018_Terrestrial_ThreatStatus_ProtectionLevel_MetadataFields.xlsx WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download NBA2018_Terrestrial_ThreatStatus_ProtectionLevel_MetadataFields.xlsx NBA2018 Terrestrial Threat Status and Protection Level The status and protection levels calculated for the NBA 2018 are based on the 2018 National Vegetation Map and the 2009 and 2014 land cover datasets. The IUCN ecosystem assessment method was applied. Previous National Biodiversity Assessments (i.e. 2011 and 2004) produced results for threat status and protection level. However, these were not based on the IUCN system. Therefore the results from previous ETS and EPL layers are not comparable over time.