Each risk and benefit identified is weighted equally.
- When more people or wildlife populations or species-at-risk benefit, the grade is higher.
- When more people or wildlife populations or species-at-risk risk, the grade is lower.
- When a larger area is negatively impacted, the grade is lower.
- When a larger area is positively impacted, the grade is higher.
- When benefits are short-term, the grade is lower.
- When risks are short-term the grade is higher.
Detailed explanation of grading:
For each RISK, projects get:
1 point out of 5 for more than 10,000 people affected
1 points out of 5 for 1000-10,000 people affected
2 points out of 5 for 100-1000 people affected
2 points out of 5 for 10-100 people affected
3 points out of 5 for less than 10 people affected
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
1 point out of 5 for more than 15 wildlife species affected
1 points out of 5 for 10-15 wildlife species affected
2 points out of 5 for 5-10 wildlife species affected
2 points out of 5 for 2- 5 wildlife species affected
3 points out of 5 for less than 2 wildlife species affected
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
1 point out of 5 for more than 4+ species-at-risk affected
1 points out of 5 for 3 species-at-risk affected
2 points out of 5 for 2 species-at-risk affected
2 points out of 5 for 1 species-at-risk affected
3 points out of 5 for 0 species-at-risk affected
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
1 point out of 5 for more than 1000 km2 affected
1 points out of 5 for 100-1000 km2 affected
2 points out of 5 for 10-100 km2 affected
2 points out of 5 for 1-10 km2 affected
3 points out of 5 for less than 1 km2 affected
PLUS
1 point out of 5 for 25 or more years (long-term)
2 points out of 5 for 3-25 years (medium-term)
3 points out of 5 for Up to 3 years (short-term)
For each BENEFIT, projects get:
3 point out of 5 for less than 10 people benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 10-100 people benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 100-1000 people benefitting
5 points out of 5 for 1000-10,000 people benefitting
5 points out of 5 for more than 10,000 people benefitting
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
3 point out of 5 for less than 2 wildlife species benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 2-5 wildlife species benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 5-10 wildlife species benefitting
5 points out of 5 for 10-15 wildlife species benefitting
5 points out of 5 for more than 15 wildlife species benefitting
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
3 point out of 5 for 0 species-at-risk benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 1 species-at-risk benefitting
4 points out of 5 for 2 species-at-risk benefitting
5 points out of 5 for 3 species-at-risk benefitting
5 points out of 5 for 4+ species-at-risk benefitting
0 points out of 5 for not applicable
PLUS
3 point out of 5 for less than 1 km2 affected
4 points out of 5 for 1-10 km2 affected
4 points out of 5 for 10-100 km2 affected
5 points out of 5 for 100-1000 km2 affected
5 points out of 5 for more than 1000 km2 affected
PLUS
3 point out of 5 for Up to 3 years (short-term)
4 points out of 5 for 3-25 years (medium-term)
5 points out of 5 for 25 or more years (long-term)
The total number of points is added up and an average is taken out of 5. Based on this final number, a grade is assigned as follows:
A+ = 4.8-5.0
A = 4.6-4.8
A- = 4.3-4.6
B+ = 4.1-4.3
B = 3.8-4.1
B- = 3.6-3.8
C+ = 3.4-3.6
C = 3.2-3.4
C- = 3.0-3.2
D = 2.3-3.0
F = 1.0-2.2
