CHM - ORTRecreational areas within and near cities have a range of positive effects on human health through improved physical and mental well-being. Ensuring the availability and accessibility of such areas is important because the increasing trend towards urbanization tends to separate people from nature, lowering their understanding of biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides. Green and blue areas can provide important habitat for some wild species and can help to mediate extreme events, for example by providing shade during heat waves. This target focuses on making space for nature within built landscapes to improve the health and quality of life for citizens. Such spaces require spatial planning to reduce negative impacts on biodiversity of urban expansion, roads, and other infrastructure. This target contributes to SDGs 3, 11, and 16.
The Government of Timor-Leste has recognized the importance of improving the lives of city residents through making improvements to the waterfront area in the capital city Dili. City planning needs to consider how to incorporate green n blue spaces for city growth in Baucau and Dili through policy measures requiring a certain amount of green space per unit area.
Responsible Ministry(ies): Ministry of State Administration, Ministry of Public Works
Actions:
1. Improve and rehabilitate the waterfront and shoreline in Dili.
2. Improve co-operation among the Environment Department, the Ministry of State Administration, and the Ministry of Public Works for the restoration and creation of gardens and green spaces in Dili, Bacuau, and other municipalities.
3. Ensure that any city expansion includes green spaces for citizens, with recreational trails.
| Global Targets | Degree of Alignment |
GBF-T07. Pollution reduced, halving nutrient loss and pesticide risk GBF-T07. Pollution reduced, halving nutrient loss and pesticide riskReduce pollution risks and the negative impact of pollution from all sources, by 2030, to levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, considering cumulative effects, including: reducing excess nutrients lost to the environment by at least half including through more efficient nutrient cycling and use; reducing the overall risk from pesticides and highly hazardous chemicals by at least half including through integrated pest management, based on science, taking into account food security and livelihoods; and also preventing, reducing, and working towards eliminating plastic pollution. | High |
GBF-T08. Minimize impacts of climate change and ocean acidification including through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches GBF-T08. Minimize impacts of climate change and ocean acidification including through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approachesMinimize the impact of climate change and ocean acidification on biodiversity and increase its resilience through mitigation, adaptation, and disaster risk reduction actions, including through nature-based solution and/or ecosystem-based approaches, while minimizing negative and fostering positive impacts of climate action on biodiversity. | High |
GBF-T09. Management of wild species is sustainable and benefits people GBF-T09. Management of wild species is sustainable and benefits peopleEnsure that the management and use of wild species are sustainable, thereby providing social, economic and environmental benefits for people, especially those in vulnerable situations and those most dependent on biodiversity, including through sustainable biodiversity-based activities, products and services that enhance biodiversity, and protecting and encouraging customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities. | Medium |