Strategic objective C: Facilitate safe trade, development and economic growth

Rational: Trade in plants and plant products is a critically important part of most national economies. It is evident that earnings from this trade stimulate economic growth and brings well-being and prosperity to rural communities and agricultural sectors. The main potential pathway for the global spread of pests is through international trade, so the IPPC aims to maximize the benefits of trade by enabling countries to reduce the risk of international pest spread through the application of harmonized phytosanitary standards. IPPC standards help countries to develop import and export systems that manage the pest risks associated with trade in plants and plant products. When properly implemented, trade can occur safely (i.e. without spreading plant pests).

Mapping with Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

TARGET 5. Ensure Sustainable, Safe and Legal Harvesting and Trade of Wild Species

Ensure that the use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legal, preventing overexploitation, minimizing impacts on non-target species and ecosystems, and reducing the risk of pathogen spill-over, applying the ecosystem approach, while respecting and protecting customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities.

Guidance note

Indicators

Headline indicator:

5.1 Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels

Component indicators:

Red List Index for used species
Living Planet Index for used species
Sustainable use of wild species

Complementary indicators:

Sustainable watershed and inland fisheries index
Red List Index (for internationally traded species and for migratory species)
Marine Stewardship Council Fish catch
Total catch of cetaceans under the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
By-catch of vulnerable and non-target species
Degree of implementation of international instruments aiming to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
Proportion of legal and illegal wildlife trade consisting of species threatened with extinction
Illegal trade by CITES species classification
Number of countries incorporating trade in their national biodiversity policy
Proportion of terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecological regions which are conserved by protected areas or other effective area-based conservation measures
Implementation of measures designed to minimize the impacts of fisheries and hunting on migratory species and their habitats
Number of MSC Chain of Custody Certification holders by distribution country
Trends of trade and commercialization in biodiversity-based products that is sustainable and legal (in line with BioTrade Principles and/or CITES requirements)

Mapping with Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Goal 1

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

SDG Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG Goal 17

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development