Azerbaijan does not yet have a consolidated biodiversity monitoring system that would enable
it to systematically report on progress in the implementation of the Strategic Plan for
Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Table 8 below provides an indicative overview of Azerbaijan’s current state of progress (0-25%
= limited progress; 25-50% = fair/reasonable progress; 50-75% = good progress; 75-100% =
excellent progress) in meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
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Aichi Biodiversity Target
Current state of progress
(0-25%; 25-50%; 50-75%;
75-100%)
Strategic Goal A: Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across
government and society
Target 1 - By 2020, at the latest, people are aware of the values of biodiversity
and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.
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.
Target 3 - By 2020, at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to
biodiversity are eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid
negative impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use
of biodiversity are developed and applied, 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 consumption and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources
well within safe ecological limits.
Strategic Goal B: Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use
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
fragmentation is significantly reduced.
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 on
stocks, species and ecosystems are within safe ecological limits.
Target 7 - By 2020 areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed
sustainably, ensuring conservation of biodiversity.
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The headline indicators used to assess the state of progress are further defined in the report and, where reliable data
is available, quantitatively described
Aichi Biodiversity Target
Current state of progress
(0-25%; 25-50%; 50-75%;
75-100%)
Target 8 - By 2020, pollution, including from excess nutrients, has been brought
to levels that are not detrimental to ecosystem function and biodiversity.
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.
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.
Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic
diversity
Target 11 - By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10
per cent of coastal 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 landscapes and seascapes.
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.
Target 13 - By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and farmed and
domesticated animals and of wild relatives, including other socio-economically as
well as culturally valuable species, is maintained, and strategies have been
developed and implemented for minimizing genetic erosion and safeguarding
their genetic diversity.
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.
Target 15 - By 2020, ecosystem resilience and the contribution of biodiversity to
carbon stocks has been enhanced, through conservation and restoration, including
restoration of at least 15 per cent of degraded ecosystems, thereby contributing to
climate change mitigation and adaptation and to combating desertification.
Target 16 - By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and
the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is in
force and operational, consistent with national legislation.
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