Biodiversity Indicators
Through CBD governance and advisory bodies, the global biodiversity community identified a suite of 17 headline indicators from the seven focal areas for assessing progress towards, and communicating the 2010 target at a global level.
Since 2007, partners have worked to ensure the most accurate information is available to decision makers. The BIP indicators have substantially contributed to the 3rd edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, featuring in the Status and Trends in Biodiversity chapter of this flagship CBD publication.
The Partnership also works to integrate indicator results into coherent, compelling storylines giving a more understandable picture of the status of biodiversity.
| Focal areas | Headline indicators |
|---|---|
| Status and trends of the components of biodiversity | Trends in extent of selected biomes, ecosystems and habitats Trends in abundance and distribution of selected species Coverage of protected areas Change in status of threatened species Trends in genetic diversity |
| Sustainable Use | Proportion of products derived from sustainable sources Ecological Footprint and related concepts |
| Threats to Biodiversity | Nitrogen Deposition Invasive Alien Species |
| Ecosystem integrity and ecosystem goods and services | Marine Trophic Index Water Quality Connectivity/fragmentation of ecosystems Health and well being of communities Biodiversity for food and medicine |
| Status of traditional knowledge, innovations and practices | Status and trends of linguistic diversity and numbers of speakers of indigenous languages |
| Status of access and benefit sharing | To be determined |
| Status of resource transfers | Official development assistance provided in support of the Convention |
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