Ensure that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity.

• Guidance note

Indicators

Headline indicator:

• 2.2 Area under restoration

Component indicators:

• Extent of natural ecosystems by type
• Maintenance and restoration of connectivity of natural ecosystems

Complementary indicators:

• Habitat distributional range
• Index of Species Rarity Sites, High Biodiversity Areas, Large Mammal Landscapes, Intact Wilderness and Climate Stabilization Areas
• Increase in secondary natural forest cover
• Annual tropical primary tree cover loss
• Forest Landscape Integrity Index
• Global Ecosystem Restoration Index
• Free flowing rivers
• Percentage of cropped landscapes with at least 10 per cent of natural land
• Bioclimatic Ecosystem Resilience Index (BERI)
• Priority retention of intact / wilderness areas
• Status of key biodiversity areas
• Biodiversity Habitat Index
• Red List Index
• Red List of Ecosystems
• Living Planet Index
• Species Habitat Index

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 limits.

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 reduced.

By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity.

By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity

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 functioning.

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.

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.

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.

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.

To improve the condition of affected ecosystems, combat desertification/land degradation, promote sustainable land management and contribute to land degradation neutrality

Indicators

UNCCD indicators:

• SO 1-1 Trends in land cover
• SO 1-2 Trends in land productivity or functioning of the land
• SO 1-3 Trends in carbon stocks above and below ground
• SO 1-4 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

SDG indicators:

• 15.3.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

CBD indicators:

• A.2 Extent of natural ecosystems
• 2.2 Area under restoration 
• Extent of natural ecosystems by type (Component indicator under target 2)
• Proportion of total land area that is under cultivation (Complementary indicator under target 1)
• Above-ground biomass stock in forests (tonnes/ha)  (Complementary indicator under target 8)
• Changes in soil organic carbon stocks (Complementary indicator under target 10)
• Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area (Complementary indicator under target 10)

The public and private sectors have increased their efforts to apply guidelines and good practices for the wise use of water and wetlands.

Baseline

• 50% of Parties report actions taken to implement incentive measures that encourage the conservation and wise use of wetlands. (National Reports to COP12).
• 37% of Parties report actions taken to remove perverse incentive measures that discourage conservation and wise use of wetlands. (National Reports to COP12).
• 60% of Parties report private sector undertaking activities for the conservation, wise use and management of wetlands in general. (National Reports to COP12).
• % of Parties have national Ramsar Committees that include both governmental and non-governmental representation. (Data source: new question for National Reports).

Indicator

• % of Parties reporting actions taken to implement incentive measures that encourage the conservation and wise use of wetlands. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties reporting actions taken to remove perverse incentive measures that discourage conservation and wise use of wetlands. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties reporting private sector undertaking activities for the conservation, wise use and management of wetlands in general. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties having national Ramsar Committees that include both governmental and non-governmental representation. (Data source: new question for National Reports).

The ecological character of Ramsar sites is maintained or restored, through effective planning and integrated management.

Baseline

• At COP12, 973 Ramsar Sites have implemented management plans. (National Reports to COP12).
• Number of Ramsar Sites that have effective, implemented management plans. (Data source: new National Report question).
• 27% of Parties have made assessments of effective management of Ramsar sites. (National Reports to COP12).
• 43% (950 of Ramsar Sites have updated Ramsar Information Sheets. (Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 COP12 Doc.7).

Indicator

• Number of Ramsar Sites that have effective, implemented management plans. (Data source: National Report).
• Number of Ramsar Sites that have effective, implemented management planning. (Data source: new National Report question).
• % of Parties that have made assessments of effective management of Ramsar Sites. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Ramsar Sites that have updated Ramsar Information Sheets. (Data source: Ramsar Sites database).

Possible further indicators that may be developed

• {Coverage of wetland dependent bird populations by designated Ramsar Sites. Indicator from Resolution IX.1 to be developed}.
• {Coverage of wetland dependent non-avian populations by designated Ramsar Sites. Indicator from Resolution IX.1 to be developed}.
• {% loss of IUCN Red Listed species from Ramsar Sites}

There is a significant increase in area, numbers and ecological connectivity in the Ramsar Site network, in particular under-represented types of wetlands including in under-represented ecoregions and Transboundary Sites.

Baseline

• By COP12, 2,186 Ramsar Sites have been designated. (Ramsar Sites database).
• By COP12 2,085,000 ha of Ramsar Sites have been designated. (Ramsar Sites database).
• By COP12 [16] transboundary Ramsar Sites have been designated. (Ramsar Secretariat).
• By COP12, Ramsar Sites have been designated for the following under-represented Ramsar Sites:
  • Karst and other subterranean hydrological systems – [110 Sites]
  • Coral reefs – [96 Sites]
  • Wet grasslands – [517 Sites]
  • Peatlands – [564 Sites]
  • Sea-grass beds – [249 Sites]
  • Mangroves – [280 Sites]
  • Temporary Pools – [729 Sites]
  • Bivalve (shellfish) reefs – [99 Sites]
  • (Ramsar Sites database, June 2015).

Indicator

• Number of Ramsar sites that have been designated. (Data source: Ramsar Sites database).
• Total hectares of Ramsar sites that have been designated. (Data source: Ramsar Sites database).
• Number of transboundary Ramsar Sites that have been designated. (Data source: Ramsar Sites database).
• Number of Ramsar Sites designated for the following underrepresented wetland types:
  • Karst and other subterranean hydrological systems – [XXX Sites]
  • Coral reefs – [XXX Sites]
  • Wet grasslands – [XXX Sites]
  • Peatlands – [XXX Sites]
  • Sea-grass beds – [XXX Sites]
  • Mangroves – [XXX Sites] T
  • emporary Pools – [XXX Sites]
  • Bivalve (shellfish) reefs – [XXX Sites]
  • (Data source: Ramsar Sites database).

Sites that are at risk of change of ecological character have threats addressed.

Baseline

• At COP12, [47] Ramsar Sites (2.2%) are listed on the Montreux Record. (Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 COP12 Doc.7).
• 21% of Parties have reported to the Ramsar Secretariat all cases of negative human- induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar sites pursuant to Article 3.2. (National Reports to COP12).
• [76] Ramsar Sites reported by Parties to the Ramsar Secretariat of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar Sites pursuant to Article 3.2. (Data source: Report of the Secretary General pursuant to Article 8.2 COP12 Doc.7).
• 16% of Parties have taken actions to address the issues for which Ramsar sites have been listed on the Montreux Record. (National Reports to COP12).

Indicator

• Number of Ramsar Sites removed from the Montreux Record. (Data source: Ramsar Site database).
• % of Parties reporting to the Ramsar Secretariat all cases of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar Sites pursuant to Article 3.2. (Data source: National Reports).
• Number of Ramsar Sites reported by Parties to the Ramsar Secretariat of negative human-induced change or likely change in the ecological character of Ramsar Sites pursuant to Article 3.2. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties that have taken actions to address the issues for which Ramsar Sites have been listed on the Montreux Record. (National Reports to COP12).

Possible further indicators that may be developed

• {Indicator(s) relating to (numbers of) Ramsar Sites at risk}

Restoration is in progress in degraded wetlands, with priority to wetlands that are relevant for biodiversity conservation, disaster risk reduction, livelihoods and/or climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Baseline

• 68% of Parties have identified priority sites for restoration. (National Reports to COP12).
• 70% of Parties have implemented restoration or rehabilitation programmes. (National Reports to COP12).

Indicator

• % of Parties that have established restoration plans [or activities] for sites. (Data source: National Reports).
• % of Parties that have implemented effective restoration or rehabilitation projects. (Data source: National Reports).

Possible further indicators that may be developed

• {Outcome-based indicators(s) related to (extent of) wetland restoration possibly including remote sensing as appropriate}.