kba-proposal-and-nomination-form-v-3-3-1.xlsx

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1	KBA Proposal and Nomination Form, v. 3.3.1 (March 2019)
2	KBA Proposal and Nomination Form, v. 3.3.1 (March 2019)
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4	Please use this form to propose a KBA (when you submit a KBA for for initial review), or nominate a KBA (when you submit an amended proposal after review and revision)
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6	This form must be used in conjunction with the following documents:
7	1. A Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas: version 1.0 (https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46259)
8	2. Guidelines for using 'A global standard for the identification of Key Biodiversity Areas' (https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/47982)
9	3. Key Biodiveristy Areas Proposal Process: Guidance on Proposing, Reviewing, Nominating and Confirming Sites (url awaited)
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11	Please use a separate form for each site you wish to propose/nominate
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13	Please enter information only in cells indicated with a border like this:	If a cell does not have a border, do not fill it. Borders may appear or disappear depending on other cells you fill
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15	For cells highlighted in green, please use the dropdown options only (though note that you can drag-and-drop selected options to adjacent cells); further questions may appear when you select one from the list
16	Cells highlighted in orange will be auto-filled from other cells - please do not enter anything in these fields
17	Guidance text is written in blue
18	Warning text is written in red
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20	This form will only work with Excel 2010 and above; in earlier versions the dropdown options may not be visible
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22	DO NOT CUT OR COPY CELLS AND PASTE THEM ELSEWHERE IN THE WORKSHEETS AS THIS MAY AFFECT THE CRITERIA CALCULATIONS ON THE LAST WORKSHEET
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24	When you have completed this form, please save it with a filename: "KBAproposal_[national name]_[country]", where [national name] is the name you give in cell F3 of the "Site information" sheet
25	Example: KBAproposal_Mount Elgon Southern Slopes_Kenya.xls
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27	Please send the completed form, plus a .kml or .shp boundary map file if needed, to the relevant National Coordination Group, Regional Focal Point or KBA Secretariat
28	Please remember that the map is just as important as this data file
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32	File created by Paul Donald, BirdLife International, 12 October 2017
33	v2.1 changed to allow Criterion A to be assessed even if Count Type in Sheet 6 is not set to "Regularly held by site"
34	v2.2 some bugs fixed
35	v3.0 compares site min with global max and vice versa, not site min and max against global average; some guidance notes added
36	v3.1 a few minor edits to calculations, add DD to list of RL dropdown options, more guidance added, more default values set, priority of some fields changed, more self-checking functionality added, box for Reviewers added, assessment parameters for B3c added, etc.
37	v3.2 some help added
38	v3.3 changed to include third data field "best", with additional supporting fields, and calculations and output on sheet 11 changed accordingly; fields on ecosystem services added; formulae locked down and other protection added; other minor changes
39	v.3.3.1 name of form changed, logo added, references to standard and guidelines added and urls included, guidance added, sheet 12 added, conservation actions linked to IUCN classification
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