Online Reporting Tool

National Target

General

Government

Solomon Islands

Enter national target title

Effective restoration of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems

Description

By 2030, restore 15% of degraded marine coastal ecosystems and 20%degraded terrestrial areas (logged-over areas & agriculture & others etc.) and maintain the 20% of virgin forest through the reinstatement of the logging levies, as well as PES mechanisms, to the indigenous owners to carry out forest restoration activities such as augmented natural regeneration, enrichment plantings, mixed local timber species groves and agroforestry systems to allow the forest to regain its ecosystem functions and services as well as economic benefits to IPLCs

Please outline the main policy measures or actions that will be taken to achieve this national target.

1. Establish a National Ecosystem Restoration Programme

2. Reinstate and Reform Logging Levies for Restoration Financing

3. Establish Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Mechanisms

4. Restore Logged-Over and Degraded Forest Areas

5. Restore Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

6. Promote Sustainable Agroforestry and Climate-Resilient Landscapes

7. Strengthen Legal and Regulatory Frameworks

8. Strengthen Community Participation and Customary Governance

9. Strengthen Biodiversity Monitoring and Research

10. Mobilize International and Domestic Financing

Alignment

Contribution to global Goals

GBF-G-A. Ecosystems are conserved, extinctions are halted and genetic diversity is maintained

Alignment with global targets

Global Targets	Degree of Alignment
GBF-T02. 30% of degraded areas are under effective restoration GBF-T02. 30% of degraded areas are under effective restoration Ensure that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of areas of degraded terrestrial, inland water, and coastal and marine ecosystems are under effective restoration, in order to enhance biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, ecological integrity and connectivity.	High

Which of the “considerations for implementation” in Section C of the GBF have been taken into account in developing this national target, and the actions to implement it

Biodiversity and health

Collective effort towards the targets

Contribution and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities

Ecosystem approach

Gender

National circumstances, priorities and capabilities

Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach

Please explain how these considerations have been taken into account

These were considered as important to achievement of effective restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Explanation, including which aspects of the goal or target are covered

Restoration of degraded ecosystems

Indicators to be used to monitor this national target

Headline indicators

2.1 Area under restoration

A.1 Red List of Ecosystems

A.2 Extent of natural ecosystems

A.3 Red List Index

A.4 Proportion of populations within species with an effective population size greater than 500

Component indicators

2.CT.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

3.CT.2 Species Protection Index

A.CT.1 Ecosystem Intactness Index

A.CT.2 Ecosystem Integrity Index

A.CT.3 Species Habitat Index

A.CT.4 Biodiversity Habitat Index

A.CT.5 Biodiversity Intactness Index

Complementary indicators

2.CT.1 Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

2.CY.1 Global Ecosystem Restoration Index

3.CT.2 Species Protection Index

8.CT.2 Bioclimatic Ecosystem Resilience Index

A.CY.10 Forest Landscape Integrity Index

A.CY.11 Global Vegetation Health Products

A.CY.13 Ocean Health Index

A.CY.16 Mean species abundance

A.CY.22 Proportion of populations maintained within species

A.CY.5 Mangrove forest fragmentation

A.CY.6 Mangrove extent

A.CY.8 Wetland Extent Trends Index

A.CY.9 Forest Fragmentation Index

Means to implementation and barriers to implementation

Please indicate if additional means of implementation are needed for the attainment of this national target.

Yes (Additional means of implementation are needed for the attainment of this national target)

Please explain (Additional means of implementation are needed for the attainment of this national target)

Support of techical experts

GBF-T02. 30% of degraded areas are under effective restoration