Reducing threats to biodiversity

NBT 1

Ensure that all areas are under participatory and integrated biodiversity- inclusive spatial planning and effective management processes addressing land and sea use change, to bring the loss of areas of high biodiversity importance, including ecosystems of high ecological integrity, close to zero by 2030, while respecting the rights of Local Communities (LCs).

NBT 2

Ensure that by 2030, at least the prioritized 30 per cent areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and marine and coastal ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity.

NBT 3

Ensure and enable that by 2030, at least 30 per cent of terrestrial, inland waters, and coastal and marine areas, especially areas of importance of biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services, are effectively conserved through ecologically representative, well-connected protected areas and Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs). Also, integrate tribal areas wherever applicable into wider landscapes/ seascapes and ensure that sustainable use is legal and consistent with conservation outcomes while respecting the rights of Local Communities (LCs), including their traditional territories.

NBT 4

Ensure urgent management actions to halt human-induced extinction of known threatened species, as well as recovery and conservation. Also, maintain and restore the genetic diversity within and between populations of native wild and domesticated species to maintain their adaptive potential through in situ and ex situ conservation and sustainable management practices and effectively manage human-wildlife interactions.

NBT 5

Ensure that the use, harvesting, and trade of wild species are sustainable, safe, and legal, preventing overexploitation, minimizing impact on non-target species and ecosystems, and reducing the risk of pathogen spillover. Apply the ecosystem approach while respecting and protecting customary sustainable use by Local Communities (LCs).

NBT 6

Eliminate, minimize, reduce and or mitigate the impact of prioritized invasive alien species on biodiversity and ecosystem services by identifying and managing pathways for the introduction of alien species and eradicating or controlling invasive alien species, especially in priority sites, such as islands.

NBT 7

Reduce pollution risks and the negative impact of pollution from all sources by 2030 to levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, considering cumulative effects by (a) reducing excess nutrients lost to the environment including through more efficient nutrient cycling and use; (b) reducing the overall risk from pesticides and highly hazardous chemicals by at least half, including through integrated pest management, based on science, taking into account food security and livelihoods; and (c) preventing, reducing, and working towards eliminating plastic pollution.

NBT 8

Minimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions through nature-based solutions and/ or ecosystem-based approaches. Minimize negative impacts and foster positive impacts of climate action on biodiversity.