Target 20: Resource mobilization

Target 20: Resource mobilization 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…

Target 19: Sharing information and knowledge

Target 19: Sharing information and knowledge 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 applied. Key messages Increased collaboration between governments, scientists and IPLCs has strengthened our overall knowledge base about biodiversity values,…

Target 18: Traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use

Target 18: Traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use 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…

Target 17: Biodiversity strategies and action plans

Target 17: Biodiversity strategies and action plans 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 plan. Key messages The role and contributions of IPLCs in maintaining biodiversity and healthy ecosystems is poorly recognised in most national biodiversity strategy…

Target 16: Nagoya Protocol in force and operational

Target 16: Nagoya Protocol in force and operational 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 legislation. Key messages National implementation of the Nagoya Protocol remains challenging, including the fostering of full and…

Target 15: Ecosystem restoration and resilience

Target 15: Ecosystem restoration and resilience 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 desertification. Key messages The lands, territories and forests…

Target 14: Ecosystem services

Target 14: Ecosystem services 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 vulnerable. Key messages For IPLCs, ecosystems and habitats that provide ‘essential services’ are…

Target 13: Safeguarding genetic diversity

Target 13: Safeguarding genetic diversity 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 diversity. Key messages For millennia, through their…

Target 12: Reducing the risk of extinction

Target 12: Reducing the risk of extinction 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 sustained. Key messages Many IPLCs view plants and animals relationally through kinship—having spirit, due care obligations, and moral standing equal to humans. Relational…

Target 11: Protected and conserved areas

Target 11: Protected and conserved areas 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…