Footnote 4

Terms such as "Focal conservation targets" and "Nested targets" are defined by a Nature Conservancy paper by Rebecca Esselman at http://conserveonline.org/workspaces/cbdgateway/cap/practices/bp_2. "Focal conservation targets" are "A limited suite of species, communities and ecological systems that are chosen to represent and encompass the full array of biodiversity found in a project area. They are the basis for setting goals, carrying out conservation actions, and measuring conservation effectiveness."

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