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The Protected Lands Indicator aims to measure and track progress toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's land conservation goal by quantifying the total acreage of lands permanently protected from development. This indicator is a critical tool for evaluating the collective impact of conservation efforts across the watershed, supporting ecosystem health, water quality, climate resilience, and public access. It informs decision-making by providing transparent, spatially explicit data to stakeholders, including policymakers, land trusts, and the public. It fosters collaboration among partners to safeguard the region's natural and cultural resources. |
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The Protected Lands Indicator aims to measure and track progress toward the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement's land conservation goal by quantifying the total acreage of lands permanently protected from development. This indicator is a critical tool for evaluating the collective impact of conservation efforts across the watershed, supporting ecosystem health, water quality, climate resilience, and public access. It informs decision-making by providing transparent, spatially explicit data to stakeholders, including policymakers, land trusts, and the public. It fosters collaboration among partners to safeguard the region's natural and cultural resources. |
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program Office, March 2019, Chesapeake Bay Protected Lands Dataset; U.S. Geological Survey, Gap Analysis Project (GAP), May 2018, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PADUS), Version 2.0 Combined Feature Class |
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The Protected Lands Indicator is a key metric within the Chesapeake Bay Program that tracks the cumulative acreage of lands permanently protected from development across the Chesapeake Bay watershed. These lands are conserved through mechanisms such as conservation easements, fee simple acquisitions, and other legal instruments that ensure perpetual protection for ecological, cultural, historical, or agricultural purposes. The indicator supports the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement’s goal to protect an additional two million acres by 2025, contributing to water quality, habitat conservation, climate resilience, and public access.
Data for the indicator are compiled via data calls from the protected lands work group. Jurisdictions throught the bay provide data and feedback to the indicator. |
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These data are marked with a Creative Common CC0 1.0 Universal License. These data are in the public domain and do not have any use constraints. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. |
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