Life on Land

Target

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services

15.1.1 Forest area as proportion of land area

Target

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services

15.1.2 Proportion of important sites forfreshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

Target

15.1 By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services

15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for terrestrial biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

Target

15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

15.2.1 Forest area net change rate

Target

15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

15.2.1 Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan

Target

15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas

Target

15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradationneutral world

15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

Target

15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity

15.4.1 Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity

Target

15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity

15.4.2 Proportion of degraded mountain land

Target

15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity

15.4.2 Mountain Green Cover Index

Target

15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

15.5.1 Red List Index

Target

15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources as internationally agreed

15.6.1 Countries that have legislative, administrative and policy framework or measures reported to the Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House

Target

15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources as internationally agreed

15.6.1 Countries that are parties to the Nagoya Protocol

Target

15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources as internationally agreed

15.6.1 Countries reporting on Compliance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) through the Online Reporting System

Target

15.6 Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources as internationally agreed

15.6.1 Countries that are contracting Parties to the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA)

Target

15.8 By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species

15.8.1 Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species

Target

15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

15.9.1 (a) Countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets

Target

15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

15.9.1 (b) Number of countries that have integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the SEEA