IMET is a PAME tool – but also much more: 

•  As a PAME tool, IMET identifies management strengths, constraints, and weaknesses of a protected area management.  
• IMET considers the key values of the protected area throughout the assessment to ensure that the overall scope of management is results-oriented. In this way, it supports the identification of the urgency and conservation priorities.  
• IMET embeds an inherent dimension of capacity building on protected area planning, monitoring, and evaluation to serve outcome-oriented management. 
• IMET exercise also supports the application of the protected area to the Green List. 

IMET unique characteristics 

• IMET is a software that can be downloaded free of charge on a PC, that does not require an internet connection.  
• IMET combines the analysis of the protected area surrounding environment with the internal management assessment to obtain a clearer understanding of the management context and challenges. 
• IMET encourages participatory assessment and decision-making process, building a collective understanding of how the management functions. It is helpful to develop or renew a work plan or a management plan.  
• IMET includes data visualization that facilitates the analysis and presentation of results at soon as the assessment is completed.  
• IMET provides an automatic management analysis report that can be easily shared to protected area authorities and partners, the IMET (PAME) Analysis Report. 
• IMET stores the information in a database allowing processing and visualisation for more detailed analysis at site or system level. 
• IMET specialists (coaches) are available to support the IMET assessment, and result analysis. They form a supportive community to leverage capacity for planning, management, and even policy-making.   

Key features of the IMET 2.10 version 

This new IMET version (IMET 2.8, June 2022) includes several new features. The main ones are: 

• Two additional languages: Spanish, and Portuguese, in addition to English and French. 
• A third module, the IMET Analysis Report, which is automatically generated, editable, and printable for PAME reporting. 
• Possibility to work on any protected area, including those not featured in the WDPA. 
• Self-updating: no need to download any future version anymore! 
• Export/import functionality which allows sharing assessments in JSON format. 
• Possibility to generate a new IMET pre-filled with data from previous ones. 
• Merge conflicting or duplicates assessments (same PA and same year). 
• More user-friendly and ergonomic: visually attractive, a printing function, automatic information transfer, and more straightforward navigation between modules. 
• Increased software quality: self-updating, maintainability, stability. 

The IMET 2.10 Technical Note provides the detailed list of all the additional functions with regards to the previous versions.