| Pressure | Pressure intensity (code) | |||
| No = 0 | Low = 1 | Moderate = 2 | High = 3 | |
| Fishing | No fishing activity | Number of fishermen less than 15/day/site for 6 months | Number of fishermen between 15 and 50/day/site for 6 months | More than 50 fishermen/day/site for 6 months |
| Habitation | No habitation | Human settlements far than 1 km | Human settlements between 0.5 and 1 km | Human settlement at 0.5 km maximum |
| Traffic (Roads) | No roads to the river | River accessible only by small roads | River accessible by dirt road used only by guides | River accessible by dirt road used by guides and villagers |
| Poaching | No traces of poaching | One case of poaching trace already observed or reported | Two to five cases of poaching traces observed or reported | More than five cases of poaching already observed or reported |
| Tourism | No tourism | less 50 tourists/day/site | Between 50 and 100 tourists/day/site | More than 100 tourists/ day/site |