Programme Element 4:
Standards, assessment, and monitoring
Goal 4.1 - To develop and adopt minimum standards and best practices for national and regional protected area systems
By 2008, standards, criteria, and best practices for planning, selecting, establishing, managing and governance of national and regional systems of protected areas are developed and adopted.
Goal 4.2: To evaluate and improve the effectiveness of protected areas management
By 2010, frameworks for monitoring, evaluating and reporting protected areas management effectiveness at sites, national and regional systems, and transboundary protected area levels adopted and implemented by Parties
Goal 4.3: To assess and monitor protected area status and trends
By 2010, national and regional systems are established to enable effective monitoring of protected-area coverage, status and trends at national, regional and global scales, and to assist in evaluating progress in meeting global biodiversity targets.
Goal 4.4: To ensure that scientific knowledge contributes to the establishment and effectiveness of protected areas and protected area Systems
Scientific knowledge relevant to protected areas is further developed as a contribution to their establishment, effectiveness, and management.