This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.
| Indicator |
Indicator 15.2.1.1: Area of degraded land recovered through reforestation |
|---|---|
| Definition and concepts |
Degraded land – land fields, regardless of their ownership right, which through erosion, pollution or destructive actions of some anthropogenic factors, have lost for good their agricultural production capacity, but which may be improved by reforestation and works for ecosystems' recovery, for the purpose of protecting the soil, recovering the hydrological balance and improving the environmental conditions. The degraded areas may be part within the land cadastre of the following categories: agricultural fields, other fields (clough, landslides, etc.), water, etc. The degraded land includes: a) fields with very severe and excessive surface erosion; b) fields with depth erosion – clough, trenches; c) fields affected by active landslides, crashes and cave-ins; d) sandy fields subject to wind or water erosion; e) salty fields; f) fields polluted with chemical or oil substances; g) fields covered by open quarry, with mining tailings, with production waste or domestic waste, etc.; h) affected or destroyed biota fields; i) fields with gravel, scree, rocks, torrential alluvial deposits; j) non-productive fields |
| Unit of measure |
Hectares |
| Method of computation |
Area of degraded land recovered through reforestation at the end of the reporting year |
| Comparability with global indicator |
The national indicator is complementary to the global indicator |
| Periodicity |
Annual |
| Data last updated | Aug 01, 2024 |
| Metadata last updated | Sep 19, 2024 |