The IUCN Green List contributes to all of the UN Biodiversity Convention’s Aichi Targets, and most directly to Aichi 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.” It is intended also to support new targets and goals that are established for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework.
The IUCN Green List Standard provides a means by which countries can report that their protected areas and Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) meet IUCN good practice for effective management and equitable governance. The Green List Standard also requires systems-level considerations, including landscape and seascape connectivity.
The Green List therefore comprehensively covers the key aspects of Aichi Target 11 from site- to systems-level and can be applied in a voluntary manner by Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. This was recognised by the 13th Conference of the Parties in 2016, by requesting Parties to the Convention to “promote the IUCN Green List of Protected and Conserved Areas as a voluntary standard to encourage protected area management effectiveness” (CBD COP Decision XIII/2).
Dive into the summary of global progress towards Aichi Target 11 at global, regional and national scales with this dashboard
