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The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling decision XI/3 and paragraph 20(b) of decision XII/1,
1.Takes note of the report of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, and expresses its thanks to the European Union and the Governments of Switzerland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for their financial support;
2.Welcomes the updated list of indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 contained in the annex to the present decision;
3.Notes that the list of global indicators provides a framework to be used, as appropriate, for assessing progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets at the global level and by Parties, other Governments and international organizations;
4.Encourages Parties to ensure that the use of the indicators reflect all three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity in a balanced manner;
5.Emphasizes that the list of indicators provides a flexible framework for Parties to adapt, as appropriate, to their national priorities and circumstances, and decides that the list of indicators should be kept under review, enabling, inter alia, the future incorporation of other relevant indicators;
6.Notes that indicators may be used for a variety of purposes at the national, regional and global levels, including:
(a)Informing and supporting decision-making;
(b)Communicating with policymakers, indigenous peoples and local communities and stakeholders, including those unfamiliar with the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020;
(c)Mainstreaming the Aichi Biodiversity Targets within other international processes, including, in particular, the Sustainable Development Goals, by facilitating the integration of biodiversity in other processes through shared indicators or aggregated or disaggregated elements of indicators;
(d)Reporting by Parties;
(e)Enabling the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies to review progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020;
(f)Providing a knowledge base for developing future plans and targets under the Convention on Biological Diversity and other multilateral environmental agreements;
7.Encourages Parties:
(a)To use a variety of approaches, according to national circumstances, in assessing progress towards national implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including quantitative indicators, expert opinion, stakeholder consultation and case studies, clearly documented in order to record uncertainty, contradictory evidence and gaps in knowledge to enable comparable assessments to be undertaken;
(b)To consider the use of a small subset of indicators from the global list that are identified as being available today, easy to communicate, and for which national data are available, including proposed indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals where relevant;
8.Invites biodiversity-related conventions as well as intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations to make use of the list of global indicators and to contribute to the further development of the indicators, inter alia, through the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership;
9.Emphasizes the advantages of aligning the indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and those of the Sustainable Development Goals and other relevant processes, to further support the achievement of the three objectives of the Convention, avoiding duplication of data sets and approaches, notes that shared indicators must be reviewed to determine the degree to which they are suitable for each use, and stresses the role of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership in this regard;
10.Notes the report on National Indicators and Approaches to Monitor Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets;11UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/34.
11.Also notes the potential role of the existing mechanism established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for reporting on the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries in assessing progress towards Aichi Biodiversity Target 6, welcomes the report of the Expert Meeting on Improving Progress Reporting and Working Towards Implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 62 which includes a framework of actions and indicators to accelerate, monitor and report on progress towards the achievement of Aichi Biodiversity Target 6 invites Parties, other Governments, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and regional fishery bodies to consider the results of this meeting, and invites the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in collaboration with the Executive Secretary, to further develop this framework;2UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/20/INF/27.
12.Invites the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and, in particular, its Knowledge, Information and Data Task Force and its regional and global assessments to contribute to and make the best use of biodiversity indicators, including through the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, for the regional and global assessments in order to maximize synergy, ensure relevance to policy and reduce the multiplicity of global indicators;
13.Welcomes the important contributions to indicator development by the members of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership and other relevant organizations and processes, as well as initiatives on community-based monitoring and information systems, and encourages further collaboration and continued support for work on indicators, including in the preparation of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook;
14.Notes the need to urgently identify or develop indicators for those Aichi Biodiversity Targets which currently do not have identified indicators;
15.Also notes that many indicators rely on a small number of essential biodiversity variables and that further efforts are required to improve the monitoring of these variables;
16.Invites data holders and institutions to improve the accessibility of data and documentation, as appropriate, to further enhance data generation and to work in close collaboration with research, observation and indicator communities to fill gaps in data collection and provision, including through community-based monitoring efforts and citizen science;
17.Recalls recommendation XIX/2 of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, and invites those institutions that compile global indicators to promote the free and open access to underlying data and methodologies and to facilitate national disaggregation of underlying data, and methodologies, where appropriate, taking into account the voluntary guidance to improve the accessibility of biodiversity-related data and information;33Decision XIII/31, annex.
18.Recalls decision XI/3, and reaffirms the need to strengthen technical and institutional capacities and to mobilize adequate financial resources for the development and application of indicators and monitoring systems, especially for developing country Parties, in particular the least developed countries, small island developing States and countries with economies in transition.
AnnexGeneric and specific indicators for assessing progress in the attainment of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, including an assessment of their main characteristics
The table below identifies a set of indicators for assessing progress in the attainment of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Both generic and specific indicators have been identified. The generic indicators identify types of issues that could be monitored while the specific indicators are those operational indicators that can be used to monitor changing trends in these issues. Only indicators which are currently available or are under active development have been included in the table. Further for each specific indicator that is currently available their alignment to the set of criteria identified by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice in recommendation XIX/4 has been indicated. For those indicators which are under active development, this information will be completed once the indicator is operational at the global level. The criteria considered were: the availability of the indicator; its suitability for communication; possibility for aggregation or disaggregation of data used and its use in the third or fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook. The source of the indicator has also been indicated. Relevant indicators agreed by the United Nations system for the Sustainable Development Goals have been included in the table.44At its forty-seventh session, the United Nations Statistical Commission agreed, as a practical starting point, on a proposed global indicator framework for the goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, subject to future technical refinement (see E/2016/24-E/CN.3/2016/34, chap. I, sect. B, decision 47/101).
In many cases the identified indicators are relevant to several Aichi Biodiversity Targets. However each indicator has only been included in the table once in order to limit the size of the table, with each indicator listed according to the Aichi Biodiversity Target to which it is most relevant. In some cases no specific indicator has been identified for the generic indicator. These represent gaps that need to be addressed.
Aichi Biodiversity TargetGeneric IndicatorSpecific IndicatorAvailable today (X) or under active development (Y)Easy to communicateGlobal indicator can be disaggregated to create national indicator or is aggregated from national dataNational data are aggregated to form global indicatorUsed in GBO3/ GBO4SDG indicatorSource
Target 1 - By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainablyTrends in awareness and attitudes to biodiversityBiodiversity BarometerXXXXUEBT
Online interest in biodiversity (Google Trends)XXXXGoogle trends
WAZA global visitor surveyXWAZA
Trends in public engagement with biodiversityNo specific indicators identifiedX
Target 2 - By 2020, at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local development and poverty reduction strategies and planning processes and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systemsTrends in incorporation of measures of stock and flow of natural resources into national accountingNumber of countries implementing natural resource accounts, excluding energy, within the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)XXXXUNSTATS, World Bank
Trends in number of countries that have assessed values of biodiversity, in accordance with the ConventionProgress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (indicator for SDG target 15.9)X
Trends in integration of biodiversity and ecosystem service values into sectoral and development policiesNumber of countries that have integrated biodiversity in National Development Plans, poverty reduction strategies or other key development plansXXXXRoe D. (2010)
Target 3 - By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant international obligations, taking into account national socioeconomic conditionTrends in the number and value of incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity, removed, reformed or phased outTrends in potentially harmful elements of government support to agriculture (produced support estimates)XXXXOECD
Trends in potentially harmful elements of government support to fisheriesYOECD
Agricultural export subsidies (indicator for SDG target 2.b)X
Trends in development and application of incentives that promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable useNumber of countries with national instruments on biodiversity-relevant taxes, charges and feesYOECD
Number of countries with national instruments on REDD plus schemesXXXUN-REDD programme
Number of countries with national instruments on biodiversity relevant tradable permit schemesYOECD
Target 4 - By 2020, at the latest, Governments, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps to achieve or have implemented plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limitsTrends in population and extinction risk of utilized species, including species in tradeRed List Index (impacts of utilization)XXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Percentage of Category 1 nations in CITESXXXCITES
Red List Index for species in tradeXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked (indicator for SDG target 15.7)X
Proportion of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches (indicator for SDG target 14.2)X
Trends in use of natural resources and/or related conceptsEcological footprintXXXXXGlobal Footprint Network
Material footprint (MF) and MF per capita, per GDP (indicator for SDG targets 8.4 and 12.2)X
Domestic material consumption (DMC) and DMC per capita, per GDP (indicator for SDG targets 8.4 and 12.2)X
Number of countries with sustainable consumption and production (SCP) national action plans or SCP mainstreamed as a priority or target into national policies (indicator for SDG target 12.1)X
Ecological limits assessed in terms of sustainable production and consumptionHuman appropriation of net primary productivityXXXXKrausmann et al (2013)
Human appropriation of fresh water (water footprint)XXXJoint Research Centre
Change in water use efficiency over time (indicator for SDG target 6.4)X
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources (indicator for SDG target 6.4)X
Trends in biodiversity of citiesNumber of cities applying and reporting on the Cities Biodiversity IndexYSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Ratio of land consumption rate to population growth rate (indicator for SDG target 11.3)X
Trends in extent to which biodiversity and ecosystem service values are incorporated into organizational accounting and reportingNo specific indicators identified
Target 5 - By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasible brought close to zero, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reducedTrends in extent of forestTrends in tree coverXXXHansen et al
Forest area as a percentage of total land area (indicator for SDG target 15.1)XXXXXFAO
Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type (indicator for SDG target 15.1)X
Progress towards sustainable forest management (indicator for SDG target 15.2)X
Trends in extent of natural habitats other than forestChange in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time (indicator for SDG target 6.6)XXXUN Water
Natural habitat extent (land area minus urban and agriculture)XXNetherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
Wetland extentXXXXWCMC
Trends in fragmentation of forest and other natural habitatsNo specific indicators identified
Trends in degradation of forest and other natural habitatsBiodiversity Habitat IndexYGEO BON-CSIRO
Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area (indicator for SDG target 15.3)YXUNCCD
Trends in extinction risk and populations of habitat specialist species in each major habitat typeRed List index (forest specialists)XXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Living Planet Index (forest specialists)YWWF/ZSL
Species Habitat IndexYGEO BON-Map of Life
Target 6 - By 2020 all fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries have no significant adverse impacts on threatened species and vulnerable ecosystems and the impacts of fisheries on stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limitsTrends in certified sustainable fisheriesMSC certified catchXXXXMarine Stewardship Council
Trends in proportion of depleted, target and bycatch species with recovery plansNumber of countries with regulations requiring recovery of depleted speciesXXXFAO
Proportion of depleted stocks with rebuilding plans in placeYFAO
Trends in population and extinction risk in target and bycatch speciesRed List Index (harvested aquatic species)YIUCN and other Red List Partners
Number of countries with policies that make adequate provisions to minimize the impacts of fisheries on threatened speciesXXXFAO
Proportion of fisheries with regular monitoring and reporting of impacts on threatened speciesYFAO
Proportion of threatened species for which mortality rate due to fisheries is decreasingYFAO
Number of countries with policies to secure that mortalities are accounted for and kept within safe biological limitsXXXFAO
Trends in population of non-target species affected by fisheriesYFAO
Red List Index (impacts of fisheries)XXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Living Planet Index (trends in target and bycatch species)YWWF/ZSL
Trends in fishing practicesGlobal effort in bottom trawlingXXXUniversity of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Progress by countries in the degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (indicator for SDG target 14.6)X
Amount (spatial extent, gear type, intensity) of fishing effort within vulnerable habitatsXXFAO
Number of countries with ecosystem impact monitoring and/or assessment programmesYFAO
Number of countries with legislation allowing for actions for the protection of vulnerable habitats (including VMEs), and addressing threats to ecosystem structure and functionXXFAO
Coverage of fisheries with management measures to effectively manage bycatch and reduce discardsXXFAO
Number and coverage of stocks with adaptive management systems / plansXXFAO
Trends in proportion of fish stocks outside safe biological limitsProportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels (indicator for SDG target 14.4)XXXXXXFAO
Trends in catch per unit effortEstimated fisheries catch and fishing effortXXUniversity of British Columbia Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries
Progress by countries in the degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries (indicator for SDG target 14.b)XFAO
Target 7 - By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversityTrends in proportion of area of agriculture under sustainable practicesAreas of agricultural land under organic productionXXXXInternational Foundation for Organic Agriculture
Areas of agricultural land under conservation agricultureXXXXFAO
Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture (indicator for SDG target 2.4)XXFAO
Trends in extinction risk and populations of agro-ecosystem associated speciesWild Bird Index for farmland birds / Living Planet Index (farmland specialists)XXXXXBirdLife International /EBCCC/ WWF/ZSL
Trends in proportion of production of aquaculture under sustainable practicesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in proportion of area of forest production under sustainable practicesArea of forest under sustainable management certificationXXXXXFSC/PEFC
Progress towards sustainable forest management (indicator for SDG target 15.2)YXFAO
Wild Bird Index for specialist forest birds / Living Planet Index (forest specialists)XXXXXBirdLife International /EBCCC/ WWF/ZSL
Trends in extinction risk and populations of forest-specialist species in production forestNo specific indicators identified
Target 8 - By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversityTrends in pollutantsTrends in emissions, NOXXXXXXInternational Nitrogen Initiative
Trends in emissions, SOXXXXXInternational Nitrogen Initiative
Trends in emissions, POPsXXXXStockholm Convention
Trends in mercury emissionsXUNEP
Trends in pesticide useXXXXXFAO
Index of Coastal Eutrophication (ICEP) and Floating Plastic debris Density (indicator for SDG target 14.1)X
Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution (indicator for SDG target 3.9)X
Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (exposure to unsafe WASH services) (indicator for SDG target 3.9)X
Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (indicator for SDG target 3.9)X
Trends in extinction risk and populations driven by pollutionRed List Index (impacts of pollution)XXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Trends in ecosystems affected by pollutionWater Quality Index for BiodiversityXXUNEP GEMS Water
Trends in nutrient levelsTrends in nitrogen depositionXXXInternational Nitrogen Initiative
Trends in loss of reactive nitrogen to the environmentXXXXXInternational Nitrogen Initiative
Trends in global surplus of nitrogenXXXXThe Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL)
Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality (indicator for SDG target 6.3)X
Percentage of wastewater safely treated (indicator for SDG target 6.3)X
Target 9 - By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishmentTrends in identification and prioritization of invasive alien speciesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in the distribution and populations of invasive alien speciesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in eradication of priority invasive alien speciesTrends in invasive alien species vertebrate eradicationsXIUCN Invasive Species Specialist Group, Island Conservation
Trends in extinction risk and populations driven by invasive alien species impactsRed List Index (impacts of invasive alien species)XXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Trends in impacts of invasive alien species on ecosystemsNo specific indicators identified
Trends in the numbers of invasive alien species introduction and establishment eventsTrends in the numbers of invasive alien species introduction eventsXXXXXISSG
Trends in implementation of policy responses preventing the introduction and establishment of invasive alien speciesProportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species (indicator for SDG target 15.8)XXXXIUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group, Monash University, BirdLife International, Concordia University
Target 10 - By 2015, the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized, so as to maintain their integrity and functioningTrends in extent and condition of coral reefsTrends in proportion of live coral coverXXXXMumby et al
Trends in extinction risk and populations of coral and coral-reef dependent speciesRed List Index (reef-building coral species)XXXXIUCN and other Red List Partners
Trends in pressures on coral reefsAverage marine acidity (pH) measured at agreed suite of representative sampling stations (indicator for SDG target 14.3)X
Trends in responses to reduce pressures on coral reefsNo specific indicators identified
Trends in extent and condition of other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidificationNo specific indicators identified
Trends in species extinction risk and populations or condition of other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidificationClimatic Impact Index for birdsXXXBirdLife International/EBCC
Red List Index (impacts of climate change)YIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Trends in pressures on other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidificationNo specific indicators identified
Trends in responses to reduce pressures on other vulnerable ecosystems impacted by climate change or ocean acidificationNo specific indicators identified
Target 11 - By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically representative and well connected systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapesTrends in area of terrestrial and inland water areas conservedPercentage of terrestrial and inland water areas covered by protected areasXXXXXUNEP-WCMC and IUCN
Percentage of terrestrial and inland water areas and or marine and coastal areas covered by other effective area-based conservation measuresICCA Consortium
Number and extent of important sites for biodiversity that are covered by other effective area-based conservation measuresICCA Consortium
Trends in the appropriate recognition of other effective area-based conservation measures areas and appropriate support provided to themICCA Consortium
Trends in area of coastal and marine areas conservedPercentage of marine and coastal areas covered by protected areasXXXXXUNEP-WCMC and IUCN
Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas (indicator for SDG target 14.5)XXXXXXUNEP-WCMC and IUCN
Trends in areas of particular importance for biodiversity conservedProtected area coverage of Key Biodiversity Areas (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites)XXXXXBirdLife International /IUCN/AZE
Trends in areas of particular importance for ecosystem services conservedNo specific indicators identified
Trends in ecological representativeness of areas conservedProtected area coverage of terrestrial and marine ecoregionsXXXXXUNEP-WCMC/ The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
Species Protection IndexYGEO BON-Map of Life
Protected Area Representativeness IndexYGEO BON-CSIRO
Trends in effectiveness and/or equitability of management of conserved areasProtected area management effectivenessXXXXWCMC
The Wildlife Picture Index (disaggregated by protected area)XXTropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network
Trends in connectivity and integration of conserved areasProtected Area Connectedness IndexYGEO BON-CSIRO
Target 12 - By 2020 the extinction of known threatened species has been prevented and their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, has been improved and sustainedTrends in number of extinctionsNumber of species extinctionsXXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Trends in extinctions preventedNumber of extinctions prevented by conservation actionYIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Trends in extinction risk and populations of speciesRed List Index (indicator for SDG target 15.5)XXXXXIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Living Planet IndexXXXXWWF/ZSL
Species Protection Index for species in declineYGEO BON-Map of Life
Local Biodiversity Intactness IndexXXXXGEO BON-Predicts
Wild Bird IndexXXXXXBirdLife International/EBCC
Wildlife Picture IndexXXXTropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) Network
Target 13 - By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversityTrends in genetic diversity of cultivated plantsNumber of plant and animal genetic resources for food and agriculture secured in either medium‑ or long-term conservation facilities (indicator for SDG target 2.5)XFAO
Number of plant genetic resource for food and agriculture surveyed/inventoriedYFAO
Percentage of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture threatened out of those surveyed/inventoriedYFAO
Number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements, as communicated to the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and AgricultureYFAO
Trends in genetic diversity of farmed and domesticated animalsProportion of local breeds, classified as being at risk, not-at-risk or unknown level of risk of extinction (indicator for SDG target 2.5)XXXXXXFAO
Trends in extinction risk and populations of wild relativesRed List Index (wild relatives)YIUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners
Species Habitat Index (wild relatives)YGEO BON-Map of Life
Trends in protected area coverage of wild relatives (to be resolved)Species Protection Index (wild relatives)YGEO BON-Map of Life
Trends in genetic diversity of socio-economically as well as culturally valuable speciesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in development and implementation of strategies for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding genetic diversityLevel of implementation of global plan of actions on genetic resources for food and agricultureYCommission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)
Target 14 - By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerableTrends in safeguarded ecosystems that provide essential servicesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in extinction risk and populations of species that provide essential servicesRed List Index (species used for food and medicine; pollinating species)XXXIUCN/ BirdLife International
Living Planet Index (utilized species)XXXXWWF/ZSL
Species Habitat Index (species that provide essential services)YGEO BON-Map of Life
Trends in benefits from ecosystem servicesBetter Life IndexXOECD
Mountain Green Cover Index (indicator for SDG target 15.4)YXFAO
Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity (indicator for SDG target 15.4)X
Ocean Health IndexXXXXXOcean Health Index
Trends in restoration of ecosystems that provide essential servicesNo specific indicators identified
Trends in the degree to which ecosystem services provides for the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerablePrevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES)XXFAO
Percentage of population using safely managed drinking water services (indicator for SDG target 6.1)XXXXXWHO/ UNICEF
Target 15 - By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertificationTrends in ecosystem resilienceNo specific indicators identified
Trends in carbon stocks within ecosystemsTrends in forest carbon stocksYFAO/GFW
Global Ecosystem Restoration IndexYGEO BON-iDiv
Target 16 - By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in force and operational, consistent with national legislationTrends in the implementation of the Nagoya ProtocolNumber of Parties to the CBD that have deposited the instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession of the Nagoya ProtocolXXXSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol (SDG indicator 15.6)XSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Target 17 - By 2015 each Party has developed, adopted as a policy instrument, and has commenced implementing an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity strategy and action planTrends in development, adoption and implementation of national biodiversity strategies and action plans, as policy instrumentsNumber of countries with developed or revised NBSAPsXXXXSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Number of countries with NBSAPs adopted as policy instrumentsYSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Target 18 - By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and their customary use of biological resources, are respected, subject to national legislation and relevant international obligations, and fully integrated and reflected in the implementation of the Convention with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all relevant levelsTrends in land-use change and land tenure in the traditional territories of indigenous and local communities (decision X/43)(a) Proportion of total agricultural population with ownership or secure rights over agricultural land, by sex; and(b) share of women among owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land, by type of tenure (indicator for SDG target 5.a)X
Proportion of total adult population with secure tenure rights to land, with legally recognized documentation and who perceive their rights to land as secure, by sex and by type of tenure (indicator for SDG target 1.4)X
Trends in the practice of traditional occupations (decision X/43)No specific indicators identified
Trends in which traditional knowledge and practices are respected through their full integration, safeguards and the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities in the national implementation of the Strategic PlanNumber of local community-based monitoring on traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities relevant for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversityXXSatoyama Initiative
Trends of linguistic diversity and numbers of speakers of indigenous languages (decision VII/30 and VIII/15)Index of Linguistic DiversityXXXXTerralingua
Target 19 - By 2020, knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and appliedNumber of maintained species inventories being used to implement the ConventionSpecies represented in the barcode of life data systemXXBarcode of Life Data Systems
Growth in species occurrence records accessible through GBIFXXXXXGBIF
Species Status Information IndexYGEO BON-Map of Life
Proportion of known species assessed through the IUCN Red ListXXIUCN
Target 20 - By 2020, at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources for effectively implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed process in the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, should increase substantially from the current levels. This target will be subject to changes contingent to resource needs assessments to be developed and reported by PartiesTrends in the mobilization of financial resourcesInformation provided through the financial reporting framework, adopted by decision XII/3 (chm.cbd.int/search/financial-reporting)XXXXSecretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems (indicator for SDG target 15.a and 15.b)X