| Reference |
Target |
Related Strategic Goals/Aichi Targets |
| National Biodiversity Target 1 |
By 2020, a significant proportion of the country's population, especially the youth, is aware of the values of biodiversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably. |
1 |
| National Biodiversity Target 2 |
By 2020, values of biodiversity are integrated in National and State planning processes, development
programmes and poverty alleviation strategies. |
2 |
| National Biodiversity Target 3 |
Strategies for reducing rate of degradation, fragmentation and loss of all natural habitats are finalized and actions put in place by 2020 for environmental amelioration and human well-being. |
5, 15 |
| National Biodiversity Target 4 |
By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and strategies to manage them developed so
that populations of prioritized invasive alien species are managed. |
9 |
| National Biodiversity Target 5 |
By 2020, measures are adopted for sustainable management of agriculture, forestry and fisheries. |
6, 7, 8 |
| National Biodiversity Target 6 |
Ecologically representative areas on land and in inland waters, as well as coastal and marine zones, especially those of particular importance for species, biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved effectively and equitably, on the basis of PA designation and management and other area-based conservation measures and are integrated into the wider landscapes and seascapes, covering over 20% of the geographic area of the country, by 2020. |
10, 11, 12 |
| National Biodiversity Target 7 |
By 2020, genetic diversity of cultivated plants, farm livestock and their wild relatives, including other socioeconomically as well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding their genetic diversity. |
13 |
| National Biodiversity Target 8 |
By 2020, ecosystem services, especially those relating to water, human health, livelihoods and wellbeing,
are enumerated and measures to safeguard them are identified, taking into account the needs of
women and local communities, particularly the poor and vulnerable sections. |
14 |
| National Biodiversity Target 9 |
By 2015, Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization as per the Nagoya Protocol are operational, consistent with national legislation. |
16 |
| National Biodiversity Target 10 |
By 2020, an effective, participatory and updated national biodiversity action plan is made operational at
different levels of governance. |
3, 4, 17 |
| National Biodiversity Target 11 |
By 2020, national initiatives using communities' traditional knowledge relating to biodiversity are strengthened, with a view to protecting this knowledge in accordance with national legislations and international obligations. |
18 |
| National Biodiversity Target 12 |
By 2020, opportunities to increase the availability of financial, human and technical resources to facilitate
effective implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 and the national targets are identified and the Strategy for Resource Mobilization is adopted. |
19, 20 |
