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Reduce the Introduction of Invasive Alien Species by 50% and Minimize Their Impact

Eliminate, minimize, reduce and or mitigate the impacts of invasive alien species on biodiversity and ecosystem services in Sudan by identifying and prioritizing their pathways, controlling or eradicating the priority species, and putting in place measures to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishment, and reducing the rates of introduction and establishment of other known

Ensure Gender Equality and a Gender-Responsive Approach for Biodiversity Action

Ensure gender equality in the implementation of the NBSAP in Sudan through a gender responsive approach where all women and girls have equal opportunity and capacity to contribute to the three objectives of the Convention, including by recognizing their equal rights and access to land and natural resources and their full, equitable, meaningful and informed participation and leadership at all level...

Reduce Harmful Incentives by at Least $ 500 Billion per Year and Scale Up Positive Incentives for Biodiversity

Ensure that, by 2030 at the latest, incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are identified, eliminated, phased out or reformed in order to minimize or avoid negative impacts, starting with most harmful, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity are developed and applied, consistent and in harmony with the Convention and other relevant interna...

Integrate Biodiversity in Decision-Making at Every Level

Ensure by 2030, that biodiversity and its values have been integrated into national, state and local development and poverty reduction strategies, planning and developmental processes, strategic environmental assessments, and environmental impact assessments, and are being incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate, and reporting systems.

Restore 30% of all Degraded Ecosystems

Ensure that, by 2030, at least 10% of degraded terrestrial, inland water, coastal and marine ecosystems in Sudan that provide essential services, including services related to water, and contribute to health, livelihoods, wellbeing and climate, are restored and safeguarded, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and the poor and vulnerable. This target focus on r...

Strengthen Biosafety and Distribute the Benefits of Biotechnology

Establish, strengthen capacity for, and implement in Sudan biosafety measures as set out in Article 8(g) of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and measures for the handling of biotechnology and distribution of its benefits as set out in Article 19 of the Convention .

Ensure Sustainable, Safe and Legal Harvesting and Trade of Wild Species

Ensure that the use, harvesting and trade of wild species in Sudan is sustainable, safe and legal, preventing overexploitation, minimizing impacts on non-target species and ecosystems, and reducing the risk of pathogen spill-over, applying the ecosystem approach, while respecting and protecting customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities

Ensure Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice and Information Related to Biodiversity for All

Ensure the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities in Sudan, at all relevant levels, and their access to justice and information related to biodiversity, respecting their cultures and their rights over lands, territories, resources, and traditional knowledge, as well as women and girls, children and youth, and persons with disabilities, and ensure the full protection o...

Plan and Manage all Areas to Reduce Biodiversity Loss

By 2030, the rate of loss of all natural habitats in Sudan is brought down by at least 75%, and degradation and fragmentation is significantly reduced through participatory, integrated and biodiversity inclusive spatial planning, and/or effective management processes, while respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities. This target aims to bring the loss of natural habitats in ...

Business Assess, Disclose and Reduce Biodiversity-Related Risks and Negative Impacts

Take legal, administrative or policy measures to encourage and enable business in Sudan, and in particular to ensure that large and transnational companies and financial institutions: Regularly monitor, assess, and transparently disclose their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity, including with requirements for all large as well as transnational companies and financial institutions alo...

Conserve 30% of Land, Waters and Seas

Ensure by 2030, that at least 15 per cent of terrestrial, inland water and coastal and marine areas in Sudan, 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 t...

Manage Wild Species Sustainably to Benefit People

By 2030, at the latest, national and state governments in Sudan, business and stakeholders at all levels have taken steps to achieve or have implemented plans to ensure sustainable use of wild species, and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits, while protecting and encouraging customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities. The ...

Halt Species Extinction, Protect Genetic

Ensure by 2030, that urgent management actions are taken to prevent the extinction of known threatened species, as well as to maintain and restore the genetic diversity within and between populations of native, wild and domesticated species, including cultivated plants and domesticated animals, and to improve and sustain their conservation status, particularly of those most in decline, including t...

Restore, Maintain, and Enhance Nature’s Contributions to People

Restore, maintain and enhance nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services, such as regulation of air, water, and climate, soil health, pollination and reduction of disease risk, a swell as protection from natural hazards and disasters, through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem- based approaches for the benefit of all people and nature This target calls for th...

Mobilize $ 200 Billion per year for Biodiversity from All Sources, Including $ 30 Billion Through International Finance

Substantially increase and mobilize financial resources for effectively implementing the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan of Sudan from all sources, such as from domestic, international, public and private resources, including by significantly increasing domestic resource mobilization, facilitated by the preparation and implementation of a national biodiversity finance plan or simila...

Enhance Green Spaces and Urban Planning for Human Well-Being and Biodiversity

Significantly increase the area and quality and connectivity of, access to, and benefits from green and blue spaces in urban and densely populated areas in Sudan sustainably, by mainstreaming the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, and ensure biodiversity-inclusive urban planning, enhancing native biodiversity, ecological connectivity and integrity, and improving human health and wel...

Enhance Biodiversity and Sustainability in Agriculture, Aquaculture, Fisheries, and Forestry

Ensure, by 2030, that areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry in Sudan are managed sustainably, through the sustainable use of biodiversity, and biodiversity-friendly practices, contributing to the resilience and long-term efficiency and productivity of these production systems, and to food security, conserving and restoring biodiversity and maintaining nature’s contributions ...

Reduce Pollution to Levels Thant Are Not Harmful to Biodiversity

By 2030, pollution, including from excess nutrients, pesticides and plastic, has been brought to levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, by reducing to half excess nutrients lost to environment, and risks from pesticides and other chemicals, through more efficient nutrient cycling and use, and integrated pest management, and working towards eliminating pla...

Minimize the Impacts of Climate Change on Biodiversity and Build Resilience

Minimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity in Sudan, including the multiple anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs, and other vulnerable ecosystems, and increase its resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions, so as to maintain their integrity and functioning, and enhance the contribution of biodiversity to carbon stocks, throu...

Enable Sustainable Consumption Choices to Reduce Waste and Overconsumption

Ensure that by 2030, the national and state governments, business and stakeholders at all levels in Sudan have taken steps to achieve or have implemented plans for sustainable consumption, and people are encouraged in the meantime to make sustainable consumption choices, and to reduce waste, including by improving education and raising awareness on alternatives, in order to keep the impacts of use...

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Development and out-scaling of high yielding and heat tolerant wheat varieties

The International Centre Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas' (ICARDA) high yielding wheat varieties with resistance to extreme heat, drought and salinity and insect pests and diseases have been ad...

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Establishing genetic database for Myanmar’s biodiversity through DNA barcoding technology

Myanmar is rich in biodiversity, and hosting numerous flora and fauna. Myanmar endeavours to sustain biodiversity for sustainable development, as well as for mitigating climate change impact. The bior...

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