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<resTitle>Global Critical Habitat Screening Layer (2021)</resTitle>
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<idPurp>This global screening layer identifies areas that may qualify as Critical Habitat according to IFC Performance Standard 6. It supports early biodiversity risk assessment for development projects and investment planning.</idPurp>
<idAbs>&lt;DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Likely Critical Habitat&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;: Areas with high confidence of meeting IFC PS6 criteria. Based on well-documented and spatially precise biodiversity data.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;SPAN STYLE="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Potential Critical Habitat&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;SPAN&gt;: Areas with moderate to low confidence due to limited or broad-scale data. These require further verification through field assessments.&lt;/SPAN&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/DIV&gt;</idAbs>
<idCredit>UNEP-WCMC (UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
Accessed via: UNEP-WCMC GIS Portal</idCredit>
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