As part of the consultative process with the ESKEN community, KPIs were chosen based on those which were frequently used and agreed upon broadly across the range of stakeholders. Although there is not a single indicator for sustainable agriculture, different aspects of sustainable agricultural financing can be measured under a number of indicators in the Directory. For example:

- BIO 03 - Area of avoided conversion of Natural Habitat

- CLM 04 - GHG emissions reduced from changes to on farm practices

- CLA 01 - Number of people in local communities whose resilience has been improved as a result of project activities

- LIV 04 - Number of farmers trained in, and technology transferred for, best management practices in sustainable agriculture/forest protection

We are aware that using indicators for sustainable agriculture can be challenging, as defining one metric for a level that works globally can be demanding. Other organisations have attempted to characterise sustainable/regenerative agriculture KPIs, and we would refer users to these in the first instance: the Global Farm Metric, and OP2B’s Framework for Regenerative Agriculture.

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