By 2030, Dominica aims to reduce pollution from nutrients, pesticides, plastics, solid waste and wastewater to levels not harmful to biodiversity and human health, supported by strengthened standards, monitoring and enforcement. The target aims to protect ecosystem functions and services by preventing pollution at its source and improving agricultural practices, waste management and wastewater treatment. It addresses the connections between land, rivers and coastal and marine environments, supporting clean water, healthy ecosystems, food security and sustainable livelihoods.

Dominica aims to establish a coordinated pollution reduction and monitoring framework with clear responsibilities, baselines, standards and measurable outcomes. Priority actions include reviewing and strengthening relevant regulations, improving compliance procedures, and identifying major pollution sources and sensitive receiving environments. Measures to reduce nutrient losses and pesticide risks will promote efficient fertiliser use, soil conservation, integrated pest management and safer alternatives. These will be supported by appropriate controls on highly hazardous pesticides and chemicals, safe handling and disposal practices, and practical training. Actions on plastics, solid waste and wastewater will prioritise waste prevention, reduced use of avoidable plastics, improved collection and disposal, reuse and recycling where feasible, and safer wastewater and sanitation systems. Implementation will also address hazardous waste, sediment runoff and disaster-related debris through appropriate management procedures. Regular monitoring, inspections and accessible reporting will track pollution levels, ecological effects and compliance. Public education and technical support will help communities and businesses adopt practices that protect biodiversity and human health.

Access to financial resources: Implementation requires sustained financing for pollution prevention, waste and wastewater infrastructure, monitoring, laboratory services, enforcement and technical support.

Biodiversity and health: Reducing pollution protects ecosystem health, water quality, food safety and human well-being.

Collective effort towards the targets: The target promotes shared responsibility across public institutions, businesses, resource users and households for preventing pollution and improving waste management.

Consistency with international agreements or instruments: Implementation supports the Convention on Biological Diversity and relevant international objectives on chemicals, waste, water quality and marine pollution.

Cooperation and synergies: Pollution reduction connects sustainable agriculture, water management, public health, biodiversity conservation, disaster recovery and resilient livelihoods.

Ecosystem approach: Measures will consider pollution sources, pathways and cumulative effects across connected terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems.

Formal and informal education: Training and public awareness will support safer agricultural practices, waste prevention, responsible disposal and reporting of pollution incidents.

Human rights-based approach: Implementation will support access to pollution information, meaningful participation and fair enforcement, with attention to communities facing disproportionate exposure and accessible channels for raising concerns.

National circumstances, priorities and capabilities: The target reflects Dominica’s steep watersheds, high rainfall, disaster exposure and close connections between upland activities, rivers and sensitive coastal environments.

Principles of the Rio Declaration: Pollution management will be guided by prevention, precaution, polluter responsibility, access to information, public participation and environmental assessment.

Right to development: Pollution reduction will support sustainable economic activity while taking account of food security, livelihoods and the capacity of communities and businesses to adopt safer practices.

Science and innovation: Environmental monitoring, pollution-source assessments and appropriate technologies will inform priorities, guide interventions and assess progress.

Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach: Implementation promotes institutional coordination and inclusive participation, including engagement with the Kalinago people and local communities in prevention, monitoring and reporting.

National Target 7 addresses the central objective of GBF Target 7 by aiming to reduce pollution to levels not harmful to biodiversity and human health. It explicitly covers nutrients, pesticides and plastics, alongside solid waste and wastewater, and identifies standards, monitoring and enforcement as key implementation measures. These actions also support the protection of ecosystem functions and services. The current national wording does not specify quantitative reductions in excess nutrient losses or pesticide risks. Further national agreement can clarify how implementation will contribute to the global ambition to reduce these by at least half, supported by defined baselines and measurement methods. Implementation arrangements can also clarify the treatment of highly hazardous chemicals and measures to prevent, reduce and work towards eliminating plastic pollution. These aspects are not fully explicit in the target title; this does not imply their exclusion. National milestones can further specify expected improvements in wastewater treatment, waste management and pollution prevention.

No formal non-State actor commitments have been submitted towards this national target. Opportunities for voluntary contributions and partnerships can be further developed during implementation.

Additional financing, technical assistance and institutional capacity are needed to establish reliable pollution baselines and sustained monitoring across terrestrial, freshwater, coastal and marine environments. Priorities include laboratory and field-testing capacity, standard monitoring protocols, pollution-source mapping and shared information systems. Investment is also needed in waste prevention and management, wastewater treatment, safe hazardous waste disposal and disaster-debris management. Technical support will help strengthen standards, inspection procedures and compliance systems. Training in nutrient management, integrated pest management and safer waste practices, together with public education and community reporting, will support implementation and long-term pollution reduction.