CHM - ORTBy 2030, restore, maintain and enhance nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services, such as the regulation of air, water and climate, soil health, pollination and reduction of disease risk, as well as protection from natural hazards and disasters, through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches for the benefit of all people and nature.
Formulate and implement strategies and policies that prioritize nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based approaches
Initiate and support large-scale ecosystem restoration projects aimed at rehabilitating degraded habitats, such as wetlands, forests, and grasslands.
Incorporate nature-based solutions into land use planning, spatial planning, and urban development projects to ensure that ecosystem functions are considered in decision-making.
Promote agricultural practices that enhance soil health, water management, and biodiversity, such as agroforestry, cover cropping, and conservation tillage.
Allocate funding and provide financial incentives to support nature-based solutions
Integrate nature-based solutions into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, such as forest conservation for carbon sequestration and wetlands for flood control.
Utilize ecosystem-based approaches in disaster risk reduction and management, such as restoring mangroves for coastal protection and enhancing forest cover to reduce landslide risks.
| Global Targets | Degree of Alignment |
GBF-T04. Threatened species are recovering, genetic diversity is being maintained and human-wildlife conflict is being managed GBF-T04. Threatened species are recovering, genetic diversity is being maintained and human-wildlife conflict is being managedEnsure urgent management actions to halt human induced extinction of known threatened species and for the recovery and conservation of species, in particular threatened species, to significantly reduce extinction risk, as well as to maintain and restore the genetic diversity within and between populations of native, wild and domesticated species to maintain their adaptive potential, including through in situ and ex situ conservation and sustainable management practices, and effectively manage human-wildlife interactions to minimize human-wildlife conflict for coexistence. | 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. | High |
GBF-T12. Urban green and blue spaces enhanced for human well-being GBF-T12. Urban green and blue spaces enhanced for human well-beingSignificantly increase the area and quality and connectivity of, access to, and benefits from green and blue spaces in urban and densely populated areas 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 well-being and connection to nature and contributing to inclusive and sustainable urbanization and the provision of ecosystem functions and services. | High |
GBF-T10. Areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry are managed sustainably GBF-T10. Areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry are managed sustainablyEnsure that areas under agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry are managed sustainably, in particular through the sustainable use of biodiversity, including through a substantial increase of the application of biodiversity friendly practices, such as sustainable intensification, agroecological and other innovative approaches 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 to people, including ecosystem functions and services . | High |
GBF-T11. Nature’s contributions to people are restored, maintained and enhanced GBF-T11. Nature’s contributions to people are restored, maintained and enhancedRestore, 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, as well as protection from natural hazards and disasters, through nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches for the benefit of all people and nature. | High |
Non-state actors have collaborative agreements with government organizations and community organizations to implement this target. Some of these initiatives include issues around FPIC, benefit sharing, development of governance and institutional policies, support to the development of nature-based solutions and putting in place sustainable financing among others.
Enhancing biodiversity while improving ecosystem services and human health
Ensuring that NbS approaches are adaptable to different contexts and perspectives.
Recognizing the role of Indigenous peoples and local communities in managing and restoring ecosystems. Securing their free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) and supporting customary sustainable practices.
Promoting gender equality in NbS initiatives by involving women and addressing gender-specific needs and roles.
Adopting a whole-of-government approach to integrate NbS into all relevant policies and programs. Engaging various sectors, organizations, and communities in collective action.
Target 4, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 have high degree of alignment to target 11: It covers all the elements of the global target on nature-based solutions and/or ecosystem-based approaches.
GBF-T04. Management actions including maintenance and restoration of genetic diversity.
GBF-T08. Contribution of biodiversity, through nature-based solutions or ecosystem based approaches, to climate mitigation and adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
GBF-T09. Customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities
GBF-10. Biodiversity-friendly practices and nature’s contributions to people
GBF-12. Biodiversity-inclusive urban planning, increase the green and blue spaces within cities and other densely populated areas, in order to contribute to human well-being and the conservation of biodiversity in urban areas
Nature-based solution programs
Carbon market frameworks
Policies and legislations
Capacity building
Governance and institutional frameworks
Water and sanitation support
Health and hygiene facilities
Community engagements
Support towards food security
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) - Water funds (rain water harvesting), regenerative agriculture, soil carbon project, community health, community governance and institutional mechanisms in place, capacity building, support for food security