Overall Rating	Bronze
Overall Score	34.79
Liaison	Eric Dodge
Submission Date	Dec. 30, 2022

STARS v2.2

Hanover College
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 1.00 This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions that own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to any of the following: Legally protected areas (e.g., IUCN Category I-VI) Internationally recognized areas (e.g., World Heritage, Ramsar, Natura 2000) Priority sites for biodiversity (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) Regions of conservation importance (e.g., Endemic Bird Areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas) 2 points are available for this credit if the institution owns or manages land that includes or is adjacent to any of the above. 1 point is available for this credit for all other institutions. Close	Eric Dodge Professor Economics

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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

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Endangered and vulnerable species

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

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Areas of biodiversity importance

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

Indiana's Department of Natural Resources has certified a portion of Hanover's campus as a Classified Forest and Wildland parcel. The land stewardship plan includes the goal of improving wildlife habitat.

Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

Indiana's DNR periodically reviews a 25-acre tract of campus and has repeatedly designated this tract for the state's Classified Forest and Wildland program. The assessment is attached.

A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

A state forester assessed the property and prepared the attached report.

A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

The management plan is to keep this parcel in tact with no plans to harvest the trees or build on the parcel.

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

Classified_Forest__Wildlands_Program_Application_2019.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

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