In an effort to broaden the spectrum of areas eligible for conservation support (which practice bona-fide conservation management), the UNDP established a new category for informal, or non-gazetted, conservation areas in 2018.  These are now called OECMs, or Other Effective Conservation Measures. The SNPAS Project adopted this OECM terminology and began certifying informal conservation areas in Eswatini in 2021. 