| # |
Target |
Related Aichi Target(s) |
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Belarus |
|
| 1 |
To carry out efficient monitoring so as to provide safety of the genetic engineering activity |
13 |
| 2 |
To create new populations containing at least 5 species of wild animals and plants included into the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus in-situ |
12 |
| 3 |
To decrease the share of monodominant forest plantation when effecting reforestation with simultaneous increase of woodiness of sparsely wooded regions, to decrease the area of valuable forests growing for a long time, as well as to implement the concept of conserving forests with high level of biological diversity, to carry out forest utilization with the international forest administration certification and forest utilization requirements taken into account |
5 |
| 4 |
To develop instruments to effect economic estimation of the resources of conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity and ecological and economic mechanism of stimulating conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity based on the ecological rent and target budget financing |
2 |
| 5 |
To develop reproduction technologies ex-situ for at least 10 species of wild animals and plants, that are under threat of extinction and included into the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus |
12 |
| 6 |
To establish a network of “green schools” and provide their functioning |
1 |
| 7 |
To establish at least 15 ecological centers, museums so as to make the elements of folk culture and traditions more popular in order to conserve wild nature |
18 |
| 8 |
To form national ecological network and create conditions for its integration into the pan-European ecology net |
11 |
| 9 |
To improve methods of monitoring the animal and vegetable world, complex monitoring of ecosystems in specially protected natural territories, cadastral registering of the animal and vegetable world |
19 |
| 10 |
To include conservation of biological diversity into plans for land-utilization in the regions (at least 20) |
5 |
| 11 |
To minimize negative impact of invasive foreign species of wild animals and plants upon the state of populations of indigenous species and ecosystems, to improve mechanisms that prevent invasion of new foreign species of wild animals and plants, as well as to decrease their negative impact upon the environment |
9 |
| 12 |
To obtain new up-to-date fundamental and application-oriented scientific knowledge in the sphere of ecology, biology, geography, economics of environmental management |
19 |
| 13 |
To optimize the system of specially protected natural sites in the territory of not less than 8.3 percent of the territory of the country, having taken into account the increase in the structure of specially protected natural sites based on the types of dominating ecosystems of the share of swamp and meadow ecosystems, as well as managing the specially protected natural sites of international importance on the basis of the plan of managing these territories (not less than 20 management plans) |
11 |
| 14 |
To prevent further decrease of the number of species of wild animals that are under the threat of global extinction, including aquatic warbler, greater spotted eagle, corncrake, double snipe, bear, otter |
12 |
| 15 |
To provide complete and system legal regulation of public relations concerning conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity |
1 |
| 16 |
To provide conservation of populations of rare and endangered species of wild animals and plants (greater spotted eagle, serpent eagle, fish-hawk, golden plover, black-tailed godwit, double snipe, aquatic warbler etc.) via protecting their main biotopes (open lowland swamp – 30,000 ha, inundated meadowy lands – 40,000 ha, upland and transition swamp – 160,000 ha) |
12 |
| 17 |
To provide ecological tourism development in the specially protected natural sites which offer many opportunities for tourism development |
11 |
| 18 |
To provide functioning of the “green routes” network |
11 |
| 19 |
To raise the level of education and awareness among the state authorities, other organizations, as well as ordinary people in the sphere of conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity |
1 |
| 20 |
To request international technical assistance so as to solve main problems in the sphere of conservation and sustainable utilization of biological diversity |
19 |
| 21 |
To restore at least 15 percent of degraded or transformed ecosystems |
15 |
| 22 |
To work out and approve normative standards for the acceptable level of anthropogenic stress in case of specially protected natural sites, utilized for tourism (at least 15 specially protected natural sites) |
11 |
| 23 |
To work out at least 10 national action plans aiming at conserving species of wild animals and plants, included into the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus, and provide their fulfillment |
12 |
|
Switzerland |
|
| 1 |
By 2020, the use of natural resources and interventions involving them are sustainable so that the conservation of ecosystems and their services and of species and their genetic diversity is ensured. |
4, 7 |
| 2 |
By 2020, an ecological infrastructure consisting of protected and connected areas is developed. The state of threatened habitats is improved. |
5, 8, 11, 14, 15 |
| 3 |
By 2020, the conservation status of the populations of national priority species is improved and their extinction prevented insofar as possible. The spread of invasive alien species with the potential to cause damage is contained. |
9, 12 |
| 4 |
By 2020, genetic impoverishment is decelerated and, if possible, halted. The conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources, including that of livestock and crops, is ensured. |
13, 16 |
| 5 |
By 2020, the negative impacts of existing financial incentives on biodiversity are identified and avoided, if possible. Where appropriate, new positive incentives are created. |
3 |
| 6 |
By 2020, ecosystem services are recorded quantitatively. This enables their consideration in the measurement of welfare as complementary indicators to gross domestic product and in regulatory impact assessments. |
2, 3, 20 |
| 7 |
By 2020, sufficient knowledge about biodiversity is available to society and provides the basis for the universal understanding of biodiversity as a central pillar of life, and for its consideration in relevant decision-making processes. |
1, 19 |
| 8 |
By 2020, biodiversity in settlement areas is promoted so that settlement areas contribute to the connection of habitats, settlement-specific species are conserved and the population is able to experience nature in the resi-dential environment and in local recreational areas. |
4, 7 |
| 9 |
By 2020, Switzerland’s commitment to the conservation of global biodiversity at international level is strengthened. |
6, 10, 16, 18, 20 |
| 10 |
By 2020, the monitoring of changes in ecosystems and in species and genetic diversity is ensured. |
17, 19 |
|
Spain |
|
| 1 |
Apply the Spanish Inventory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity and continue tinventorying and monitoring biodiversity |
19 |
| 2 |
Organize, update and disseminate information on the inventory, status and monitoring of natural heritage and biodiversity, considering international and EU requirements |
19 |
| 3 |
Encourage research and innovation in biodiversity to addresses the needs of conservation, management and sustainable use |
19 |
| 4 |
To plan and manage coherent networks of protected areas and promote the orderly use of natural resources |
11 |
| 5 |
Promote ecological restoration, environmental connectivity of the territory and landscape protection |
5 |
| 6 |
To contribute to the conservation and restoration of natural habitats and wild species |
5 |
| 7 |
Establish mechanisms to prevent the entry of invasive alien species and mechanisms for their detection, eradication and control |
9 |
| 8 |
Protect native wildlife species in relation to hunting and inland fisheries |
12 |
| 9 |
Develop technologies and management experiences applied to wildlife to prevent damage and the risk of communicable diseases |
12 |
| 10 |
Regulate access to genetic resources and benefit sharing arising from the use thereof |
16 |
| 11 |
Increase knowledge on geodiversity and geological heritage protection and increase |
19 |
| 12 |
Improve cooperation and collaboration between government and national and international organizations related to the conservation of geodiversity and geological heritage |
|
| 13 |
To advance the knowledge, consideration and integration of biodiversity into agricultural policies and practices in coordination with the Autonomous Communities, and through intersectoral cooperation, and stakeholder participation |
2 |
| 14 |
Promote sustainable forest management |
5 |
| 15 |
Contribute to the monitoring and improvement of health status of forests and assess their contribution to mitigation and adaptation to climate change |
5 |
| 16 |
Contribute to conservation of biodiversity through the fire management |
5 |
| 17 |
Contribute to conservation of biodiversity through protection measures and soil conservation |
5 |
