Biodiversity Indicators: UNECE & SDGs

Dr Tom Brooks, Head, Science and Knowledge

International Union for Conservation of Nature

UNECE, Committee on Environmental Policy, 12th Session of the Joint Task Force on Environmental

Statistics and Indicators, 17 November 2016

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UNECE indicators SDG Target indicators

D1 Protected areas 14.5.1 Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas; 15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type; 15.4.1 Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity

D2 Biosphere reserves and wetlands of international importance

D3 Forests and other wooded land 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area

D4 Threatened and protected species 15.5.1 Red List Index

D5 Trends in the number and distribution of selected species

N/A

D6 Invasive alien species 15.8.1 Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species