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Even as efforts are made in the domain of sustainable forest and natural resource management, commitments and instruments designed to protect, restore and sustainably use forests and biodiversity need to be urgently implemented to ensure healthy, resilient societies. In addition,92 countries indicated implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) in 2022 and the number of countries is expected to grow over the next few years due to the role of SEEA in the Global Biodiversity Framework.Ĭontinued global deforestation, land and ecosystem degradation, and biodiversity loss pose major risks to human survival and sustainable development. However, only about a third of countries are reporting that they are on track to reach or exceed their national targets. By December 2022, most countries (90%) had established national targets in relation to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2.

Target 15.9: There has been a steady upward trend in the number of countries incorporating biodiversity values into national accounting and reporting systems.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an increased focus on the prevention, control, and management of biological invasions of pathogenic agents, particularly zoonotic pathogens, in order to mitigate their negative impacts on biodiversity and human health

Target 15.8: Nearly all countries have now adopted national legislation relevant to the prevention or control of invasive alien species, mainly embedded within laws regarding cross-cutting sectors such as Animal Health, Plant Health, Fisheries and Aquaculture and 87% have aligned to global targets.

Furthermore, 88 countries reported measures in place to implement the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (an increase of 76 countries since 2015).

Target 15.6: At the end of 2022, 68 countries had at least one legislative, administrative or policy measure in place to ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge in accordance with the Nagoya Protocol (an increase of 62 countries since 2016).

All indications are a deterioration in trend toward the target to halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species. In 2022, comprehensive assessments of reptile species found that 21% of species are threatened with extinction. However, over the last three decades since 1993, the Index has deteriorated 10%, with each decade deteriorating at a faster rate than the previous one. Globally, the Red List Index- derived based on repeat assessments of every species across groups of mammals, birds, amphibians, corals, and cycads- deteriorated by about 4% from 2015 to 2023.

Target 15.5: Species extinction is irreversible, and thus perhaps the most fundamental human impact on nature.

To reach the target of ensuring a land degradation neutral world by 2030, avoiding new land degradation and restoring at least one billion degraded hectares of land are needed. If land degradation continues at a similar rate, this would result in an additional 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.

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Human activities, intensified by climate change, are the main drivers of land degradation, directly affecting 1.3 billion people.

Target 15.3: Between 20, the world lost at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land every year, affecting food and water security globally.

Targets 14.5, 15.1, and 15.4: Globally, coverage over recent years of marine, terrestrial, freshwater, and mountain KBAs has continued to increase to nearly half of each site covered in 2022, on average, but growth in coverage has slowed and coverage is uneven regionally, threatening progress towards the restoration and conservation of these ecosystems.

However, globally, there has been progress in sustainable forest management with both certified forest area and the proportion of forests under management plans and within protected areas increasing.

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Agricultural expansion is the direct driver for almost 90% of global deforestation.

Target 15.2: The world’s forest area continues to decline, from 31.9% in 2000 to 31.2% in 2020, representing a net loss of 100 million hectares.Goal 15 will not be met without a dramatic shift in our relationship with our natural environment. The trend in forest loss, land degradation and the extinction of species is becoming worse, posing a severe threat to the health of the planet and people. The world is facing a triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.

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