This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Turkey statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Turkey statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Turkey-specific metadata information.
| Target name | By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development |
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| Indicator name | Mountain green cover index, land cover-land use area |
| Global / Proxy indicator | Global indicator |
| Description of indicator | Mountain green cover index is an indice value, calculated as the ratio of green vegetation consisting forest, grassland and cropland areas, to the total mountain area that includes forest, grassland, cropland, wetland settlement and other areas. |
| Unit | (%) |
| Available disaggregation | Land cover class |
| Calculation | Mountain green cover index = (Mountain green cover area / Total mountain area) * 100 |
| Comparability | Produced in full compliance with global metadata |
| Revision | - |
| Other information | Purpose of this index is to measure the changes of the green vegetation in mountain areas. This index value is calculated by Ministry of Forest and Agriculture, according to the methodology and collection tool developed by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In this first calculation made in 2017, 46 942 measurement points were distributed areally to the mountain area classes. |
| Data source | Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change |
| Data source link | - |