The number of Antarctic species that are protected under an international agreement.

This indicator is no longer maintained, and is considered OBSOLETE.INDICATOR DEFINITIONThe number of Antarctic species that are protected under an international agreement.TYPE OF INDICATORThere are three types of indicators used in this report:1.Describes the CONDITION of important elements of a system;2.Show the extent of the major PRESSURES exerted on a system;3.Determine RESPONSES to either condition or changes in the condition of a system.This indicator is one of: RESPONSERATIONALE FOR INDICATOR SELECTIONAs a response-type indicator, the number of species under some type of protection scheme reflects the level of management associated with protecting the Antarctic environment. It may also reflect the number of Antarctic species that require heightened protection (see Analysis).DESIGN AND STRATEGY FOR INDICATOR MONITORING PROGRAMSpatial scale: Antarctica and Southern Ocean including sub-Antarctic Islands.Frequency: Each of the international conventions or protocols relating to the protection of species is searched annually for those species that could be classed in any way Antarctic.Measurement technique: The species and the convention or protocol is noted and added to the indicator database. An inclusive definition of the Antarctic is used. This definition does not correspond to the Antarctic Treaty area sensu stricto, CCAMLR zone or for example Antarctic Convergence.Once the search has been completed and the data entered into the database, an automatic report produces a single figure - the indicator.LINKS TO OTHER INDICATORSDATA DESCRIPTIONThe data describes the conservation status accorded to most Southern Ocean species by various international (and some Australian) treaties, protocols and agreements. Links to conservation bodies and agencies (eg IUCN, BLI) are given with the database, as are the texts justifying the conservation status accorded each species.

本指标已停止维护，视为过时指标。

【指标定义】受国际协定保护的南极物种数量。

【指标类型】本报告采用三类指标：
1. 描述系统关键组成要素的状态；
2. 展示作用于系统的主要压力程度；
3. 表征针对系统状态或状态变化的响应措施。
本指标属于第三类响应型指标。

【指标选取依据】作为响应型指标，纳入各类保护体系的南极物种数量，可体现南极环境保护相关的管理力度与水平，同时也可反映需要强化保护的南极物种规模（详见分析章节）。

【指标监测方案设计与实施策略】
空间覆盖范围：南极洲及南大洋海域，包含亚南极岛屿群。
监测频次：每年对所有涉及物种保护的国际公约及议定书开展检索，筛选可归类为南极物种的类群。
数据采集方法：记录所涉及的物种及其对应的公约/议定书，将相关信息录入指标数据库。本研究采用广义的南极定义，该定义并不严格对应狭义《南极条约》区域、南极海洋生物资源养护委员会（Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, CCAMLR）管辖海域或南极辐合带等划定范围。完成检索并完成数据录入后，将通过自动报告生成单幅可视化图表，即为该指标的最终成果。

【关联其他指标】

【数据说明】本数据涵盖各类国际（含部分澳大利亚国内）条约、议定书及协定为多数南大洋物种设定的保护等级。数据库中附带了相关保护机构（如世界自然保护联盟（International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN）、国际鸟盟（BirdLife International, BLI））的链接，同时收录了为各物种赋予对应保护等级的论证依据文本。