Biodiversity Index Indicators · URDPFI Guidelines 2014 Volume II-B: Appendices

Table E.1: Biodiversity Index Indicators

S.no.	Indicators	Calculation	Score Range
1	Proportion of Natural Areas in the city	(Total Area of Natural Areas) ÷ (Total Area of the City) × 100	0 point: <1%1 point: 1%-6%2 points: 7%-13%3 points: 14%-20%4 points: >20%
2	Connectivity measures or ecological networks to counter habitat fragmentation	(1 / A total )(A12 + A22 + A32 + ...+ An2)	1 point <0.7872 points 0.787-0.8833 points 0.884-0.9794 points >0.979
3	Native bird species in built up areas (other than natural areas)	Number of bird species in built-up areas	1 point < 102 points 11-233 points 24-534 points >53
4	Change in number of native species $^{3}$	Net change in number of native species	1 point: No loss of species2 points: 1 species increase3 points: 2 species increase4 points: 3 species or more increase
5	Proportion of natural protected areas	(Area of protected or secured natural areas) ÷ (Total area of the city) × 100	N.A.
6	Proportion of invasive alien species of vascular plants (as opposed to native species)	(Number of invasive alien species) ÷ (Number of native species) × 100	0 point: >30%1 point: 21%-30%2 points: 11%-20%3 points: 1%-10%4 points <1%
7	Regulation of quantity of water	(Total permeable area) ÷ (Total terrestrial area of the city)	1 point <0.3072 points 0.307-0.47853 points 0.4786-0.654 points >0.65
8	Climate regulation: carbon storage and cooling effect of vegetation	(Tree canopy cover) ÷ (Total terrestrial area of the city) × 100	1 point <0.074542 points 0.07454-0.1603 points 0.160-0.3394 points >0.339
9	Tree canopy cover on terrestrials area	Tree Count and Tree Cover Mapping	N.A.
10	Recreational and education services (areas of park with natural areas and protected or secured natural areas per 1000 persons)	(Parks Area with natural areas and protected or secured natural areas) ÷ 1000 persons	0 point: <0.1 ha/ 1000 persons1 point: 0.1-0.3 ha/ 1000 persons2 points: 0.4-0.6 ha/ 1000 persons3 points: 0.7-0.9 ha/ 1000 persons4 points: >0.9 ha/ 1000 persons
11	Recreational and	Number of visits per year	0 point: 0 formal educational visit/ year

³Indicators 4-8 (Vascular plants, Birds, Butterflies, Reptiles, Freshwater fish)

S.no.	Indicators	Calculation	Score Range
	education services(Number of formal educational visit per child per park)		1 point: 1 formal educational visit/ year2 points: 2 formal educational visit/year3 points: 3 formal educational visit/year4 points: >3 formal educational visit/year 4
12	Budget allocation for biodiversity	(Amount spent on biodiversity related administration) ÷ (Total budget of city)	1 point <0.742 points 0.74-2.503 points 2.51-4.264 points >4.26
13	Number of biodiversity projects implemented in the city per year	Number of biodiversity projects implemented in the city per year	1 point <42 points 4-93 points 10-144 points >14
14	Rules, regulations and policy – existence of local biodiversity strategy and action plan	Existence of local biodiversity strategy and action plan (LBSAP), National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)	0 point: No LBSAP1 point: LBSAP not aligned with NBSAP2 points: LBSAP incorporates elements of NBSAP, but does not include any CBD initiatives3 points: LBSAP incorporates elements of NBSAP, and includes 1-3 CBD initiatives4 points: LBSAP incorporates elements of NBSAP, and includes more than 4 CBD initiatives
15	Institutional capacity – Essential biodiversity - related function	Number of essential biodiversity related functions includes biodiversity centres, botanical gardens, herbaria, zoological gardens or museums, insectariums, etc.	1 point: 1 function2 points: 2 function3 points: 3 function4 points: >3 function
16	Institutional capacity – Inter Agency Cooperation	Number of city or local government agencies involved in inter-agency corporation pertaining to biodiversity matters	0 point: 1 or 2 agencies cooperate on biodiversity matters1 point: 3 agencies cooperate on biodiversity matters2 points: 4 agencies cooperate on biodiversity matters3 points: 5 agencies cooperate on biodiversity matters4 points: More than 5 agencies cooperate on biodiversity matters
17	Participation and partnership: public consultation process	Existence and state of formal or informal public consultation process pertaining to the biodiversity related matters	0 point: No routine or informal process1 point: Formal or informal process being considered as part of the routine process2 points: Formal or informal process being planned as part of the routine
			process3 points: Formal or informal process in the process of being implemented as part of the routine process4 points: Formal or informal process exists as part of the routine process

Source: Greater Hyderabad City Biodiversity Index, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, 2012

Append ix F . Transport Su rvey Format

F . 1 Review of Existing Stud ies, Reports and Plans

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