Table 1 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 targets against indicators (updated June 2011)
The ‘possible global indicators’ have been taken from the CBD document ‘Revised and updated strategic plan: technical rationale and suggested milestones and indicators’. The match with the EU subtargets and SEBI (Streamlining
European Biodiversity Indicators was checked after the EU Biodiversity Strategy was published (in May 2011).
Existing UK (Biodiversity Indicators in Your Pocket), and England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland indicators have been mapped against the ‘20 targets for 2020’, which were produced following the tenth meeting of the Conference
of the Parties (CoP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Nagoya in October 2010. The country-level indicators are from the most-recent country biodiversity/environment strategies, links are provided below:
England Biodiversity Strategy (EBS) indicators can be found at: http://www.defra.gov.uk/evidence/statistics/environment/biodiversity/index.htm, updated following a review in 2010
Indicators for Scotland can be found at: http://www.snh.gov.uk/publications-data-and-research/trends/scotlands-indicators/ and http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/scotPerforms/indicators
Indicators for Wales can be found at: http://wales.gov.uk/docs/statistics/2010/100722sb572010en.pdf, published in July 2010.
Indicators for Northern Ireland can be found at: http://www.doeni.gov.uk/northern_ireland_environmental_statistics_report_2010-2.pdf. This set of indicators was updated in 2010.
Additional comments were received from representatives from Wales, Scotland, and the Forestry Commission and added in May 2011.
Existing UK indicators (BIYP) in bold denote a clear link to the targets. Normal text denotes an indirect link. For the existing UK indicators (BIYP) each box is also colour coded to signify the extent to which the existing indicators can be
used to report of targets in the future: Green – indicators sufficient; Amber – indicators will provide some information; Red – indicators insufficient for reporting. (Colour-coding was also carried out by Defra for the England indicators and
by WAG for the Wales indicators).
Strategic Goal A. Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
Target 1: By 2020,
 Number of
at the latest, people
opinion and
are aware of the
awareness
values of biodiversity
surveys
and the steps they
 Number of
can take to conserve
education
and use it
programmes or
sustainably.
materials
 Number of
visits to
museums,
parks
 Number of
programmes
for citizen led
actions
Target 2: By 2020,
at the latest,
biodiversity values
have been
integrated into
national and local
development and
poverty reduction
strategies and
planning processes
and are being
incorporated into
national accounting,
as appropriate, and
reporting systems.
 Number of
countries with
PRSP/NDP
incorporating
biodiversity
 Number of
countries with
biodiversity
reflected in
national
statistics
 Number of
companies/
market share
with
biodiversity
friendly
practices
 Stocks and
flows of natural
capital
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
 SEBI 26: Public
awareness
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems
and their
services
 6: Help avert
global
biodiversity
loss
 SEBI 25:
Financing
biodiversity
management
(?)
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
 Volunteer time
spent in
biodiversity
conservation
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
 Volunteer time
spent in
biodiversity
conservation
 Public attitudes
to biodiversity
 Number of visits
to nature
reserves
 Proportion of
households
undertaking
wildlife gardening
 Attitudes to
biodiversity
 Involvement in
biodiversity
conservation
 Membership of
biodiversity NGOs
 Land and sea under
positive management
 Information provision
 Tourism
 Percentage of people
volunteering on a
formal or informal
basis
 Percentage of people
taking action to
improve the
environment
 Public opinion –
level of concern for
the environment
 Sustainability of
lifestyle – actions
taken to protect the
environment
 Gaps: none
 Possible alternative data
sources:
 Number of people in
tertiary education on
biodiversity related
courses
 Biodiversity- related
NGO membership.
 Public attitude survey.
 Monitoring enjoyment in
the Natural Environment
 No of volunteers
participating in citizen
science projects
 Land & sea under
positive management
 Trends in Policy
Gateway
assessments for
contribution of policies
to environmental
priorities
 Achievement of
Environment Strategy
outcomes
demonstrated in
regular State of the
Environment reporting
 The number of
organisations signed
up to the Welsh
Assembly
Government’s
Sustainable
Development Charter


 Gaps: no current BIYP or
EBS indicators available for
this target
 Action: Check with NVP
 Possible additional data
sources:
 Local plans which
address biodiversity.
 National accounting –
values of biodiversity.
Also, potential additional
indicator (s)
 Scotland’s Natural
Capital Index (under
consultation)
1
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
Target 3: By 2020,
 Value of
at the latest,
subsidies
incentives, including
harmful to
subsidies, harmful to
biodiversity
biodiversity are
 Successful
eliminated, phased
conclusion of
out or reformed in
WTO
order to minimize or
negotiations on
avoid negative
fishery
impacts, and positive
subsidies and
incentives for the
on agricultural
conservation and
domestic
sustainable use of
support
biodiversity are
developed and
applied, consistent
and in harmony with
the Convention and
other relevant
international
obligations, taking
into account national
socio-economic
conditions.
Target 4: By 2020,
at the latest,
Governments,
business and
stakeholders at all
levels have taken
steps to achieve or
have implemented
plans for sustainable
production and
 Ecological
footprint/
related
concepts
 Number of
sectors, by
country and
company, with
management
plans
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
 3: Increase the  SEBI 12:
contribution of
Marine Trophic
agriculture and
Index of
forestry to
European seas
maintaining
 SEBI 21:
and enhancing
Fisheries:
biodiversity
European
 4: Ensure
commercial fish
sustainable use
stocks
of fisheries
(proportion of
resources
stocks within
and outside
 6: Help avert
safe biological
global
limits)
biodiversity
loss
 SEBI 22:
Aquaculture:
effluent water
quality from
finfish farms
 SEBI 17:
Forest: growing
stock,
increment and
fellings
 SEBI 18:
Forest:
deadwood
 SEBI 19:
Agriculture:
nitrogen
balance
 SEBI 20:
Agriculture:
area under
management
practices
potentially
supporting
biodiversity
(distribution of
High Nature
Value Farmland
& share of total
UAA occupied
by organic
farming
 Area of land
under
sustainable
woodland
management
schemes
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
 Expenditure on
biodiversity in
the UK
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
 Expenditure on
biodiversity in
England
 3: : Increase
 SEBI 12:
the contribution
Marine Trophic
of agriculture
Index of
and forestry to
European seas
maintaining
 SEBI 21:
and enhancing
Fisheries:
biodiversity
European
commercial fish
 4: Ensure
sustainable use
stocks
of fisheries
(proportion of
 Area of land
under
sustainable
woodland
management
schemes
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
2
Existing Scotland
indicators
 Commercially
exploited fish stocks
 Land and sea under
conservation
management
Also, Scottish
Government indicator(s):
Ecological footprint

Commercially
exploited fish stocks
Also, Scottish
Government indicator(s):
 Ecological footprint
 Reduce waste sent
to landfill
 Scotland’s Rural
Development
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
 Proportion of
woodland that is
certified
 The number of agrienvironment
agreements and the
area covered
 Number of marine
stewardship council
certified sustainable
fisheries in welsh
waters
 Number of fisheries
assessed by ICES
and Sea Fisheries
Committees to be in
safe biological
condition
 Sustainable land
management
 Area of woodland
 Tree preservation
orders
 Proportion of
woodland that is
certified
 The number of agrienvironment
agreements and the
area covered
 Number of marine
stewardship council
certified sustainable

Comments
 Gaps: indicators of the
extent of harmful subsidies.
 Action required to identify
harmful subsidies (England
and global impacts).
 Possible additional data
sources:
 Expenditure on specific
incentive schemes
Certified forest Area could be
used as a measure of
sustainable forest
management, aligned to the
CBD Ecosystem approach


Sustainable land
management
Area of woodland
Tree preservation
orders



Gaps: indicators
specifically on
sustainable consumption
Action: Check with SCP
Possible additional data
source
 Assess the suitability
of ecological footprint
concept for use in
England/UK
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
consumption and
have kept the
impacts of use of
natural resources
well within safe
ecological limits.
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
incorporating
resources
biodiversity
 6: Help avert
global
 Number of
plans with clear
biodiversity
and
loss
measurable
targets
 Number of
countries with
SEA tools
including
biodiversity






Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
stocks within
and outside
safe biological
limits)
SEBI 22:
Aquaculture:
effluent water
quality from
finfish farms
SEBI 17:
Forest: growing
stock,
increment and
fellings
SEBI 18:
Forest:
deadwood
SEBI 19:
Agriculture:
nitrogen
balance
SEBI 20:
Agriculture:
area under
management
practices
potentially
supporting
biodiversity
(distribution of
High Nature
Value Farmland
& share of total
UAA occupied
by organic
farming
SEBI 23:
Ecological
footprint of EU
countries
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
indicators
Programme – High
Nature Value
Farmland and Forest
(SRDP – HNVFF in
prep.)
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
 Identify changes in
consumption patterns
for individuals
 Consumption of peatbased products,
certified timber etc
 Businesses
addressing
biodiversity impacts
fisheries in welsh
waters
 Number of fisheries
assessed by ICES
and Sea Fisheries
Committees to be in
safe biological
condition
 Ecological footprint
 The number of
organisations signed
up to the Welsh
Assembly
Governments’s
Sustainable
Development Charter.

Proportion of timber
production that is certified
could be used
Strategic Goal B. Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Target 5: By 2020,
the rate of loss of all
natural habitats,
including forests, is
at least halved and
where feasible
brought close to
zero, and
degradation and
 Trends in
extent of
selected
biomes,
ecosystems
and habitats
 Trends in
abundance and
distribution of
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems
and their
 SEBI 01:
Abundance
and distribution
of selected
species
(a) birds:
farmland &
forest
(b) butterflies
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
3
Existing Scotland
Indicators


Status of BAP
priority habitats
Notified habitats in
favourable condition
Existing Wales
indicators



Trends in BAP
species and habitats
Trends in wild bird
population index
Percentage of
features on Natura
2000 sites in
favourable or
recovering condition
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators







Priority habitats

Priority species
Wild birds

Wetland birds
seals
Area of woodland
Nature conservation 
designations
Comments
Range of indicators on
extent and condition of
habitats.
Possibly need further
work on connectivity
indicator.
Data sources, including
Countryside Survey need
to be secured.
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
fragmentation is
significantly reduced.
species
 Connectivity/
fragmentation
of ecosystems
 Proportion of
products from
sustainable
sources
 The incidence
of humaninduced
ecosystem
failure
Target 6: By 2020 all
fish and invertebrate
stocks and aquatic
plants are managed
and harvested
sustainably, legally
and applying
ecosystem based
approaches, so that
overfishing is
avoided, recovery
plans and measures
are in place for all
depleted species,
fisheries have no
significant adverse
impacts on
threatened species
and vulnerable
ecosystems and the
impacts of fisheries
 Marine trophic
index
 Distribution and
abundance of
fish species
 Proportion of
products
derived from
sustainable
sources
 Proportion of
collapsed
species
 Fisheries catch
 Catch per unit
effort
 Proportion of
stocks
overexploited
EU Sub-targets
services
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems
and their
services
 4: Ensure
sustainable use
of fisheries
resources
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
 SEBI 02: Red
List Index for
European
species
 SEBI 03:
Species of
European
interest
 SEBI 04:
Ecosystem
coverage
 SEBI 05:
Habitats of
European
interest
 SEBI 07:
Nationally
designated
protected
areas
 SEBI 08: Sites
designated
under the EU
Habitats and
Birds
Directives
 SEBI 13:
Fragmentation
of natural and
semi-natural
areas
 SEBI 14:
Fragmentation
of river
systems (when
available)
 UK Priority
species
 UK Priority
habitats
 Extent &
condition of
protected sites
 Habitat
connectivity
 UK Priority
species
 UK Priority
habitats
 Extent &
condition of
protected sites
 SEBI 2: Red
list of birds
(and
butterflies)
 SEBI 3:
Species of
European
interest
 SEBI 4:
Ecosystems
coverage
 SEBI 5:
Habitats of
European
interest
 SEBI 7:
Nationally
designated
protected
areas
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
 Marine
ecosystem
integrity
 UK Priority
species
 Fish stocks
managed
sustainably
 Marine
Ecosystem
Integrity
 Number of rivers
with sustainable
salmon stocks
 Cetacean bycatch in UK
waters
 UK Priority
species
4
Existing Scotland
Indicators
Existing Wales
indicators



Commercially
exploited fish stocks
Status of BAP
priority species



Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Trends in seabird
population index

Number of marine
stewardship council
certified sustainable
fisheries in Welsh
waters
Number of fisheries
assessed to be in
safe biological
condition
Trends in BAP
species and habitats

Sites of Local
Nature
Conservation
Importance
UK priority species
Comments
In due course the National
Forest Inventory could be
used for Priority woodland
habitats.
High Nature Value forestry?

Possible additional data
sources:
 Management plans for
MCZs
 Develop sub-set of
marine priority spp
 Trade in endangered
species
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
Indicators
 Area of land
under
sustainable
woodland
management
schemes
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Genetic diversity
in cattle and
sheep
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
 Area of land
under Agrienvironment
agreement
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
 Number of rivers
with sustainable
salmon stocks
 Status of BAP priority
species
 Status of BAP priority
habitats
 Abundance of
terrestrial breeding
birds
 Abundance of
wintering waterbirds
 Abundance of
breeding seabirds
 Vascular plant
diversity
 Woodland diversity
 Terrestrial insect
abundance: moths
 Terrestrial insect
abundance: butterflies
 Notified species in
favourable condition
 Notified habitats in
favourable condition
 Otter
 Estuarine fish diversity
 Commercially
exploited fish stocks
 Land and sea under
conservation
management
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
 SEBI 8: Sites
designated
under the EU
Habitats and
Birds
Directives
 SEBI 12:
Marine Trophic
Index of
European seas
 SEBI 21:
Fisheries:
European
commercial
fish stocks
(proportion of
stocks within
and outside
safe biological
limits)
 SEBI 22:
Aquaculture:
effluent water
quality from
finfish farm (?)
on stocks, species
and ecosystems are
within safe ecological
limits.
Target 7: By 2020
 Area of forest,
areas under
agricultural and
agriculture,
aquaculture
aquaculture and
ecosystems
forestry are managed
under
sustainably, ensuring
sustainable
conservation of
management
biodiversity.
 Proportion of
products
derived from
sustainable
sources
 Trends in
genetic
diversity of
domesticated
animals,
cultivated
plants and fish
species of
major
socioeconomic
importance
Existing SEBI
indicators
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems
and their
services
 3: Increase the
contribution of
agriculture and
forestry to
maintaining
and enhancing
biodiversity
 SEBI 1:
Selected
species (birds
& butterflies)
 SEBI 2: Red
list of Birds (&
butterflies)
 SEBI 3:
Species of
European
interest
 SEBI 4:
Ecosystems
coverage
 SEBI 5:
habitats of
European
interest
 SEBI 7:
Nationally
designated
protected
areas
 SEBI 8: Sites
designated
under the EU
Habitats and
Birds
Directives
 SEBI 13:
Fragmentation
5
 Proportion of land
under agrienvironment
agreement
 Proportion of
woodland that is
certified
 Trends in wild birds
population index
 Trends in seabird
population index
 Sustainable land
management
 Areas of woodland
 Wild birds
 Wetland birds
 Seals

Cross-reference to T4.
Sustainable aquaculture?
Forest area under certification
High Nature Value forestry?
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
Existing SEBI
indicators
EU Sub-targets








Target 8: By 2020,
pollution, including
from excess
 Nitrogen
deposition
 Water quality in
 3: Increase the
contribution of
agriculture and
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
Indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
areas and
semi-natural
areas
SEBI 14:
Fragmentation
of river
systems
SEBI 12:
Marine Trophic
Index of
European seas
SEBI 21:
Fisheries:
European
commercial
fish stocks
(proportion of
stocks within
and outside
safe biological
limits)
SEBI 22:
Aquaculture:
effluent water
quality from
finfish farms
SEBI 17:
Forest:
growing stock,
increment and
fellings
SEBI 18:
Forest:
deadwood
SEBI 19:
Agriculture:
nitrogen
balance
SEBI 20:
Agriculture:
area under
management
practices
potentially
supporting
biodiversity
(distribution of
High Nature
Value
Farmland &
share of total
UAA occupied
by organic
farming
 SEBI 09:
Critical load
exceedance
 Impact of air
pollution
 Biological river
 Biological river
quality
 Nutrient levels in
6


River quality
Notified species in
favourable condition

Input of hazardous
substances to the
marine environment
 Nitrogen oxides
 Particulate matter
Further development of
indicators in context of WFD
Impact of air pollution –
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
nutrients, has been
aquatic
brought to levels that
ecosystems
are not detrimental to  Ecological
ecosystem function
footprint and
and biodiversity.
related
concepts,
Human-induced
ecosystem
failure
 Total nutrient
use, nutrient
loading in
fresh-water and
marine areas
 Incidence of
hypoxic zones
and algal
blooms
EU Sub-targets
forestry to
maintaining
and enhancing
biodiversity
Existing SEBI
indicators
for nitrogen
 SEBI 15:
Nutrients in
transitional,
coastal and
marine waters
 SEBI 16:
Freshwater
quality
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
quality
Existing England
indicators
rivers and lakes
 Hazardous
substances in
the marine
environment
Existing Scotland
Indicators




Notified habitats in
favourable condition
Otter
Freshwater
macroinvertebrate
Estuarine fish
diversity
Existing Wales
indicators

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
7
Trends in number of
days when air
pollution is moderate
or higher
Air concentrations of
heavy metals
Number of people
living in air quality
management areas
Levels of emissions
of sulphur dioxide
Level of emissions
of ammonia
Level of emissions
of nitrogen oxides
Level of emissions
of fine particulates
Level of emissions
of NMVOC
Level of emissions
of carbon monoxide
Area of natural or
semi-natural habitat
where deposition of
acid exceeds critical
loads
Area of natural and
semi-natural habitat
where deposition of
nitrogen compounds
exceeds critical
loads
River water quality –
biological and
chemical
Compliance with
‘good status’ under
the WFD
Area of Wales
designated as nitrate
vulnerable zones
Emissions of toxic
air pollutants and
concentrations in the
air
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
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Air quality trends
Ground level ozone
Ammonia
Greenhouse gas
emissions
Carbon dioxide
emissions
Chemical river
quality
Biological river
quality
Lake quality
Groundwater quality
Industrial discharge
quality
Water utility
discharge quality
Water pollution
Winter nutrient
concentrations
Groundwater quality
Marine water quality
Soil quality
Comments
critical load exceedance in
England?
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
 SEBI 10:
Invasive alien
species in
Europe
 Extent of
invasive species
 Extent of
invasive species

 Marine
ecosystem
integrity
 UK Priority
Habitats
 Timing of
biological events
 Marine
Ecosystem
Integrity
 UK Priority
Habitats
 Climate impacts
 Status of BAP priority
habitats
 Wintering waterbirds
 Breeding seabirds
 Marine plankton
 The timing of seasonal
events
Target 9: By 2020,
invasive alien
species and
pathways are
identified and
prioritized, priority
species are
controlled or
eradicated, and
measures are in
place to manage
pathways to prevent
their introduction and
establishment.
 Trends in
invasive alien
species
 The Red List
Index for
impacts of
invasive alien
species
 Number of
countries with
national
invasive
species
strategies and
action plans
 Number of
countries which
have ratified
relevant
international
agreements
and standards
 5: Combat
Invasive alien
species
Target 10: By 2015,
the multiple
anthropogenic
pressures on coral
reefs, and other
vulnerable
ecosystems
impacted by climate
change or ocean
acidification are
minimized, so as to
maintain their
integrity and
functioning.
 Trends in
extent of
selected
biomes, ecosystems and
habitats (% live
coral,
bleaching)
 The marine
trophic index,
 The incidence
of humaninduced
ecosystem
failure
 Health and
well-being of
communities
who depend
directly on local
ecosystem
services
 2: Maintain and SEBI 11: Climate
change on birds
restore
ecosystems
and their
services
 4: Ensure
sustainable use
of fisheries
resources
Existing Scotland
Indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
Gaps: success in intercepting
species; costs of impacts?
Non-native species
 Trends in BAP priority
habitats and species
 Percentage of
features on Natura
2000 sites in
favourable condition
 Annual emissions of
basket of greenhouse
gases
 Ecological footprint
 The carbon stock and
pH in the top 15cm of
soil as recorded by
Countryside Survey
 Area of natural and
semi-natural habitat
where deposition of
acid exceeds critical
load
 Priority habitats
 Climate change
 Nature conservation
designations
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Gaps: extent of vulnerable
habitat (coastal habitat,
wetlands, bog, montane
habitats).
Coastal Squeeze /
realignment
OT coral reefs ?
Strategic Goal C. To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Target 11: By 2020,
at least 17 per cent
of terrestrial and
inland water, and 10
per cent of coastal
Possible global
indicators
 Coverage of
protected
areas
 Management
effectiveness
EU Sub-targets
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
Existing SEBI
indicators
 SEBI 03:
Species of
European
interest
 SEBI 05:
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
 Habitat
connectivity
Existing England
indicators
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
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Existing Scotland
indicators
 Notified species in
favourable condition
 Notified habitats in
favourable condition
 Land and sea under
 Percent of features
on Natura 2000 sites
in favourable or
recovering condition
 Indicator based on
 Nature conservation
designations
Comments
Cross- ref to T7
Measure of well-connected
PAs?
Ecosystem services
provided by PAs?
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
and marine areas,
especially areas of
particular importance
for biodiversity and
ecosystem services,
are conserved
through effectively
and equitably
managed,
ecologically
representative and
well connected
systems of protected
areas and other
effective area-based
conservation
measures, and
integrated into the
wider landscape and
seascapes.
of protected
areas
Trends in
extent of
selected
biomes,
ecosystems
and habitats
Water quality
in aquatic
ecosystems
Connectivity/
fragmentation
of ecosystems
The marine
trophic index
The overlay of
protected
areas with
ecoregions
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Existing SEBI
indicators
EU Sub-targets
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems and
their services
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Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Habitats of
European
interest
SEBI 07:
Nationally
designated
protected areas
SEBI 08: Sites
designated
under the EU
Habitats and
Birds Directives
SEBI 13:
Fragmentation
of natural and
semi-natural
areas
SEBI 14:
Fragmentation
of river systems
(when available)
Target 12: By 2020
the extinction of
known threatened
species has been
prevented and their
conservation status,
particularly of those
most in decline, has
been improved and
sustained.
 Change in
status of
threatened
species
 Protected area
coverage
(Proportion of
known
threatened
species
protected)
 1: Fully
implement the
Birds and
Habitats
Directives
 SEBI 02: Red
List Index for
European
species
 SEBI 03:
Species of
European
interest
 SEBI 05:
Habitats of
European
interest
 SEBI 07:
Nationally
designated
protected areas
 SEBI 08: Sites
designated
under the EU
Habitats and
Birds Directives
 Status of UK
Priority species
 Status of UK
Priority habitats
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats
Target 13: By 2020,
the genetic diversity
of cultivated plants
and farmed and
domesticated
animals and of wild
relatives, including
other socioeconomically as well
as culturally valuable
species, is
maintained, and
strategies have been
developed and
 Trends in
genetic
diversity of
domesticated
animals,
cultivated
plants, and fish
species of
major socioeconomic
importance
 Number of
genebank
accessions
 3: Increase the
contribution of
agriculture and
forestry to
maintaining and
enhancing
biodiversity
 SEBI 06.
Livestock
genetic diversity
 Genetic diversity
in cattle and
sheep
 Status of UK
Priority species
 Status of UK
Priority habitats
 Populations of
birds
 Populations of
butterflies
 Populations of
bats

Existing Scotland
indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
positive management
Charting progress 2
 Volume of water
abstracted from the
environment
 River water quality –
biological and
chemical
Status of BAP
priority species
 Trends in BAP
priority species and
habitats
 Trends in wild birds
population index
 Trends in seabird
population index
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
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Priority habitats
Priority species
Wild birds
Wetland birds
Seals
Comments
Cross-ref to T11
Data source for UK Priority
species and habitats
uncertain.
Millennium seed bank
accessions by sector?
Conservation programmes
(in situ and ex situ) for
genetic resources.
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Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
implemented for
minimizing genetic
erosion and
safeguarding their
genetic diversity.
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
Existing Scotland
indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
 Ex-situ crop
collections
Strategic Goal D: Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystems
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
 Connectivity/
fragmentation
of ecosystems
 Health and
well-being of
communities
who depend
directly on
local
ecosystem
services
 Biodiversity
used in food
and medicine
 Incidence of
humaninduced
ecosystem
failure
 (status and
trends of land
use in
indigenous
peoples’
territories)
 (status and
trends in the
practice of
traditional
occupations)
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems and
their services
 3: Increase the
contribution of
agriculture and
forestry to
maintaining and
enhancing
biodiversity
 6: Help avert
global
biodiversity loss
 SEBI 13:
Fragmentation
of natural and
semi-natural
areas
 SEBI 14:
Fragmentation
of river systems
(when available)
 Biological water
quality
 Marine
ecosystem
integrity
 Status of UK
Priority Habitats
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
 Biological water
quality
 Status of UK
Priority Habitats
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
 Plant diversity in
the wider
countryside
 Marine
Ecosystem
Integrity
Target 15: By 2020,  Trends in
ecosystem resilience
extent of
and the contribution
selected
of biodiversity to
biomes,
carbon stocks has
ecosystems,
been enhanced,
and habitats
through conservation
Trophic
and restoration,
integrity of
including restoration
other systems
of at least 15 per
 Storage of
cent of degraded
carbon and
ecosystems, thereby
other GHG
contributing to
(using
climate change
UNFCCC
 2: Maintain and
restore
ecosystems and
their services
 3: Increase the
contribution of
agriculture and
forestry to
maintaining and
enhancing
biodiversity
 SEBI 04:
Ecosystem
coverage
 SEBI 05:
Habitats of
European
interest
 SEBI 07:
Nationally
designated
protected areas
 SEBI 08: Sites
designated
under the EU
 Status of UK
Priority Habitats
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
 Status of UK
Priority Habitats
 Extent and
condition of
protected sites
Target 14: By 2020,
ecosystems that
provide essential
services, including
services related to
water, and contribute
to health, livelihoods
and well-being, are
restored and
safeguarded, taking
into account the
needs of women,
indigenous and local
communities, and the
poor and vulnerable.
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 River quality
 Trends in BAP
priority species and
habitats
 River water quality
 Percentage of
features in Natura
2000 sites in
favourable or
recovering condition
 Ecological footprint?
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 Trends in BAP
priority species and
habitats
 Percentage of
features in Natura
2000 sites in
favourable or
recovering condition
 The carbon stock
and pH in the top
15cm of soil as
recorded by country
side survey
 Net greenhouse gas
 Priority habitats
 Nature conservation
designations
 Greenhouse gas
emissions
Biological river quality
Lake quality
Groundwater quality
Water pollution
Marine water quality
Priority habitats
Nature conservation
designations
Gaps: Direct measures of
ecosystem services and
related human well-being eg
water ‘bundle’ quality,
quantity, use.
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Gaps: Contribution to
carbon capture.; extent
of restoration area
(ERZs)
 Possible additional data
sources:
 Soil carbon content (tC
in natural habitats)
 Area of habitats
restored (BARS)
 ERZs
 Ocean CO2 flux
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
mitigation and
adaptation and to
combating
desertification.
Possible global
indicators
EU Sub-targets
inventories
supplemented
by scientific
assessments)
 Assessment of
vulnerability
and adaptive
capacity
Target 16: By 2015,  Access and
the Nagoya Protocol
Benefit-sharing
on Access to Genetic  Number of
Resources and the
countries Party
Fair and Equitable
to international
Sharing of Benefits
regime,
Arising from their
ITPGRFA
Utilization is in force
 Number of
and operational,
national ABS
consistent with
frameworks,
national legislation.
legislation)
 Number of
ABS
agreements
 Number of
technical
assistance
programmes
 Value of
benefits
shared
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
indicators
Habitats and
Birds Directives
 6: Help avert
global
biodiversity loss
 SEBI 24: Patent
applications
based on
genetic
resources
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
National Forest Inventory –
in due course.
emissions from land
use, land-use
change and forestry
None
Comments
None
Gaps: No suitable indicators
identified.
Action required: Review
existing datasets
Value of benefits shared.
Strategic Goal E. Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
Target 17: By 2015
each Party has
developed, adopted
as a policy
instrument, and has
commenced
implementing an
effective,
participatory and
updated national
biodiversity strategy
and action plan.
 Number of
countries with
revised
NBSAPs
 Number of
stakeholders
participating in
the revision
progress
 Assessment of
NBSAP
implementation
Target 18: By 2020,
the traditional
knowledge,
innovations and
practices of
indigenous and local
communities relevant
 Status and
trends of
linguistic
diversity and
numbers of
speakers of
indigenous
EU Sub-targets
 6: Help avert
global
biodiversity
loss
Existing SEBI
indicators
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
Existing England
indicators
None
None
None
None
Existing Scotland
indicators
Existing Wales
indicators
Possibly N/A
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
Simple reporting on progress
does not require a national
level indicator.
Gaps: No suitable indicators
identified.
Action required: Review
extent to which OTs are
involved
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Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
for the conservation
and sustainable use
of biodiversity, and
their customary use
of biological
resources, are
respected, subject to
national legislation
and relevant
international
obligations, and fully
integrated and
reflected in the
implementation of the
Convention with the
full and effective
participation of
indigenous and local
communities, at all
relevant levels
languages
 Other
indicators of
the status of
indigenous and
traditional
knowledge are
under
development.
 Status and
trends of land
use in
indigenous
peoples’
territories
 Status and
trends in the
practice of
traditional
occupations
Target 19: By 2020,
knowledge, the
science base and
technologies relating
to biodiversity, its
values, functioning,
status and trends,
and the
consequences of its
loss, are improved,
widely shared and
transferred,1 and
applied.
 Indicator to be
developed
 Number of
countries using
biodiversity
indicators and
the extent of
their data
coverage
 Number of
cases technical
assistance to
developing
countries
 Number of
countries with
national CHM
websites
 visitors/per
year at each
national CHM
websites
 quality of web
content and
on-line
services
 Use of
biodiversity
information in
the fifth and
sixth national
reports
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EU Sub-targets
Existing SEBI
indicators
 SEBI 25.
Financing
biodiversity
management
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
None
Existing England
indicators
Existing Scotland
indicators
 Status of BAP priority
species
 Status of BAP priority
habitats
 Information provision
None
A reference to Article 16 of the Convention will be added to the technical rationale.
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Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments
Possible additional data
sources:
 Funding for international
science initiatives (GBIF,
IPBES, GEO BON etc.
 Spending on biodiversity
research and
assessments.
 Biodiversity data sharing
Revised global
targets following
CoP 10, Nagoya
Possible global
indicators
Target 20: By 2020,
 Official
at the latest, the
Development
mobilization of
Assistance
financial resources
provided in
for effectively
support of the
implementing the
Convention
Strategic Plan 2011-  Number of
2020 from all sources
officials and
and in accordance
experts
with the consolidated
qualified on
and agreed process
biodiversity
in the Strategy for
related matters
Resource
Mobilization should
increase substantially
from the current
levels. This target will
be subject to
changes contingent
to resources needs
assessments to be
developed and
reported by Parties.
EU Sub-targets
 6: Help avert
global
biodiversity
loss
Existing SEBI
indicators
 SEBI 25.
Financing
biodiversity
management
 SEBI 26. Public
awareness
Existing UK
indicators (BIYP)
 UK biodiversity
expenditure
 Global
biodiversity
expenditure
Existing England
indicators
 Biodiversity
expenditure in
England
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Existing Scotland
indicators
Also, potential additional
indicator (s)
 Scotland’s Natural
Capital Index (under
consultation)
 Scotland contribution
to UK biodiversity
expenditure (as
provided to Defra)
Existing Wales
indicators
Existing Northern
Ireland indicators
Comments

Possible additional data
sources:
Funding mobilised through
innovative mechanisms