National targets

Title Rationale Aichi targets
National Target 1: By 2018, at least 60 percent of the population is aware of values of biodiversity and steps they can

Currently, about 66 per cent of the population interacts with Protected Areas (PA), where environmental education is part of the PA management as mandated by environmental legislations. However, these...

National Target 20: By 2016, funding requirement for implementation of NBSAP identified and funds mobilized.

The availability of adequate financial resource will be crucial to the successful implementation of the NBSAP and achievement of national targets. Achieving the national targets will go beyond...

National Target 2: By 2018, establish national capacity for valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services to integrat

Currently, the valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is limited to national capacity building initiatives for REDD- readiness, Payment for Environmental Services (PES), National Forestry...

National Target 3: By 2020 incentives harmful to biodiversity are reformed and positive incentives are enhanced.

The different forms of incentives provided in the renewable natural resources sector (RNR) are mainly targeted at realizing the goals of food and nutritional security, enhancement of rural livelihood...

National Target 4: By 2020, relevant stakeholders adopt the principles of sustainable production and consumption of natural resources and keep have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.

Some of the natural resources that are under severe consumption pressures are timber and fuel wood for construction and energy. The over harvesting of Non-wood Forest Products has exerted pressure on...

National Target 5: By 2018, high-biodiversity value habitats are mapped, the rate of losses is accounted, trends monitored and overall loss and fragmentation reduced.

Many of the high-biodiversity value habitats such as primary forests, high altitude wetlands, and home-range of flagship species fall within the protected area system. However, some other high...

National Target 6: By 2020, baseline for fish and key aquatic biodiversity established for implementation of sustainable management plans, as appropriate.

There are only a few scientific studies carried out till date to determine fish and other aquatic species composition of natural water bodies in Bhutan. The imminent threat to aquatic biodiversity...

National Target 7: Areas under agriculture and forestry, including rangeland are managed through the adoption of sustainable management practices, ensuring conservation of biological diversity.

Forestry legislations require all areas under state forest to be strategically guided by sustainable management plans. However, as of now, only 6.4 per cent under Forest Management Units and Working...

National Target 8: By 2020, pollution from different sources, including from use of fertilizers and agro-chemicals affecting biodiversity and ecosystem functions are maintained within the national environmental standards.

Currently except in areas around main industrial estates and localized water pollution, the ambient air and water quality at macro level is found to be in good state. However, increasing sediment...

National 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.

Since there is no comprehensive inventory and assessment of invasive alien species (IAS) in the country, there is limited knowledge on IAS and its impacts. Therefore, this target will focus on...