This objective aims to significantly reduce the harmful impacts of various pollutants on biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services , focusing on specific pollutants such as plastics, nutrients, pesticides and toxic chemicals, in order to preserve and restore ecosystems.
| 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 |
Multi-stakeholder sub-national workshops involving sectoral administrations, representatives of decentralized local authorities, representatives of universities, research institutes and researchers, traditional authorities, civil society organizations, in particular women's organizations, representatives of indigenous peoples and the private sector, have made it possible to gather contributions from local stakeholders in order to integrate local realities and national circumstances into the NBSAP II revision process.
The actions and activities are currently being developed, and therefore cannot be yet budgeted.