In
decision X/2, the Conference of the Parties adopted the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (2011-2020) and urged Parties and other Governments to develop national and regional targets in the framework of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
United Kingdom
Launched on 19 August 2011, "Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services" outlines the strategic direction for biodiversity policy for the next decade on land (including rivers and lakes) and at sea, building upon the Natural Environment White Paper published in June 2011. A set of outcomes for 2020 has been defined, with examples provided below. Outcomes will be delivered through actions in four areas: a more integrated large-scale approach to conservation on land and at sea; putting people at the heart of biodiversity policy; reducing environmental pressures; and improvement of knowledge.
- By the end of 2016, in excess of 25% of English waters will be contained in a well-managed Marine Protected Area network that helps deliver ecological coherence by conserving representative marine habitats;
- By 2020, at least 17% of land and inland water, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, conserved through effective, integrated and joined up approaches to safeguard biodiversity and ecosystem services including through management of our existing systems of protected areas and the establishment of nature improvement areas;
- By 2020, we will be managing and harvesting fish sustainably;
The strategy aims to ensure that biodiversity values are considered in the decision-making processes of both the public and private sectors. The government also intends to develop a set of indicators and new and innovative financing mechanisms for achieving the 2020 outcomes.
European Union
At its meeting of 21 June 2011, the
Environment Council of the European Union endorsed the new
Strategy to halt the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and agreed to further discuss the actions in order to ensure the effective and coherent implementation of the Strategy. There are
six main targets and 20 actions to help Europe reach its goal that cover the following:
- Full implementation of EU nature legislation to protect biodiversity
- Better protection for ecosystems, and more use of green infrastructure
- More sustainable agriculture and forestry
- Better management of fish stocks
- Tighter controls on invasive alien species
- A bigger EU contribution to averting global biodiversity loss
Brazil
Brazil launched a national consultation to develop National Targets for Biodiversity on 8 April 2011. The initiative entitled
"Dialogues on Biodiversity: building the Brazilian strategy for 2020" is meant to engage Brazilian society in a process to strengthen the implementation of the agreements reached at the 10th Conference of the Parties on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP-10) which took place in October 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. The Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, IUCN, WWF-Brazil and IPÊ are leading this initiative with the support of the United Kingdom's Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
- A compilation of existing relevant targets adopted by Parties is available here.
