The role of Earth Observation (EO) data in Protected Area condition assessment to underpin the UK 25YEP outcome indicators.

The UK Government's 25 Year Environment Plan ('25YEP') includes outcome indicators for the UK Overseas Territories, including use of indicators to report on the areal extent and condition of Protected Areas (PAs) in the Territories. This will complement similar reporting on UK PAs. The UK Government intends to work with individual OTs to maximise use of this enhanced capacity to report on extent and condition of protected areas to: • support their own policy and planning processes; • support management of their...