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Related strategic items

• Indicator 5.1: Trends in extinction risk and populations of habitat specialist species in each major habitat type

  SDG Goals:

  Goal 15 Target 15.5 Target 15.1 Target 15.4 Indicator 15.5.1 Indicator 15.1.1 Indicator 15.4.1

  Terms: Protection of habitat, Conservation of species, Threatened species

  • Specific Indicator 5.1.1: Red List Index (forest specialists)

  • Specific Indicator 5.1.2: Living Planet Index (forest specialists)

  • Specific Indicator 5.1.3: Species Habitat Index

• Indicator 5.2: Trends in fragmentation of forest and other natural habitats

  SDG Goals:

  Goal 15 Target 15.1 Target 15.3 Target 15.4 Indicator 15.1.1 Indicator 15.1.2 Indicator 15.3.1 Indicator 15.4.1 Indicator 15.4.2

  Terms: Forest ecosystems, Land degradation

• Indicator 5.3: Trends in degradation of forest and other natural habitats

  SDG Goals:

  Goal 15 Target 15.1 Target 15.3 Target 15.4 Indicator 15.3.1 Indicator 15.1.1 Indicator 15.1.2 Indicator 15.4.2

  Terms: Deforestation, Forest ecosystems, Land degradation

  • Specific Indicator 5.3.1: Biodiversity Habitat Index

  • Specific Indicator 5.3.2: Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

• Indicator 5.4: Trends in extent of forest

  SDG Goals:

  Goal 15 Target 15.1 Target 15.2 Indicator 15.1.1 Indicator 15.2.1

  Terms: Forest conservation

  • Specific Indicator 5.4.1: Trends in tree cover

  • Specific Indicator 5.4.2: Forest area as a percentage of total land area

  • Specific Indicator 5.4.3: Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

  • Specific Indicator 5.4.4: Progress towards sustainable forest management

• Indicator 5.5: Trends in extent of natural habitats other than forest

  SDG Goals:

  Goal 6 Target 6.6 Indicator 6.6.1

  Terms: Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitat

  • Specific Indicator 5.5.1: Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time

  • Specific Indicator 5.5.2: Natural habitat extent (land area minus urban and agriculture)

  • Specific Indicator 5.5.3: Wetland extent