Minimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions, including through nature-based solution and/or ecosystem-based approaches, while minimizing negative and fostering positive impacts of climate action on biodiversity.

• Guidance note

Indicators

Headline indicator:

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Component indicators:

• Total climate regulation services provided by ecosystems and by ecosystem type (System of Environmental Economic Accounts)
• Number of countries that adopt and implement national disaster risk reduction strategies in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 which include biodiversity
• National greenhouse inventories from land use and land-use change
• BERI

Complementary indicators:

• Above-ground biomass stock in forest (tonnes/ha)
• National greenhouse inventories from land use and land-use change
• Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies
• Number of least developed countries and small island developing States with nationally determined contributions, long-term strategies, national adaptation plans, strategies as reported in adaptation communications and national communications
• Index of coastal eutrophication
• Carbon stocks and annual net greenhouse gas emissions, by land-use category, split by natural and non-natural land cover

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 systems.

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.

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.

Wetland benefits are featured in national/local policy strategies and plans relating to key sectors such as water, energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, urban development, infrastructure, industry, forestry, aquaculture, fisheries at the national and local level.

Baseline

• 19% of Parties have made assessment of ecosystem services of Ramsar Sites. (National Reports to COP12).
• 70% of Parties have included wetland issues within national strategies and planning processes such as water resource management and water efficiency plans. (National Reports to COP12).
• 47% of Contracting Parties have included wetland issues within National Policies or measures on agriculture. (National Reports to COP12).

Indicator

• % of Parties that have made assessment of ecosystem services of Ramsar Sites. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties that have included wetland issues within national strategies and planning processes such as water resource management and water efficiency plans. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties that have included wetland issues within National Policies or measures on agriculture. (Data source: National Reports).

Enhanced sustainability of key sectors such as water, energy, mining, agriculture, tourism, urban development, infrastructure, industry, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, when they affect wetlands, contributing to biodiversity conservation and human livelihoods.

Baseline

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Indicator

Possible further indicators that may be developed

• {Indicators related to the relevant sectors especially using or linking to relevant Aichi Target indicators and other relevant international processes}.