Proportion of local breeds classified as being at risk, not-at-risk or at unknown level of risk of extinction [BIP]

Indicator description

More than 35 species of birds and mammals have been domesticated for use in agriculture and food production, and there are more than 8,800 recognized breeds. This indicator aims to show whether genetic diversity of farmed and domesticated animals is being maintained using the proportion of local breeds classified as at risk, not at risk and unknown risk of extinction at a certain moment in time, as well as the trends for those proportions.

https://www.bipindicators.net/indicators/proportion-of-local-breeds

Mapping with Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Target 2.5

By 2020, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the national, regional and international levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed