National Target
General
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
NT21: The access of all decision-makers, stakeholders, and the public—including women, girls, youth, and persons with disabilities—to data, information, and knowledge for effective, equitable, just, integrated and participatory biodiversity governance; and strengthening communication, awareness, education, monitoring, and access to tools, innovations, and traditional practices and technologies, while respecting the rights of local communities.
ENThis national target aims to ensure equitable and inclusive access to biodiversity-related data, information and knowledge for decision-makers, stakeholders and the public, including women, girls, youth and persons with disabilities, to support effective, participatory and evidence-based biodiversity governance. The target emphasizes and promotes communication, public awareness, education, monitoring, knowledge sharing and access to scientific information, innovations, tools and technologies, while recognizing and respecting the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of local communities, in accordance with national legislation and relevant international commitments. It seeks to strengthen transparency, informed decision-making and inclusive participation in biodiversity conservation, restoration and the sustainable use of biodiversity.
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive national and provincial program for mainstreaming biodiversity into policies and development programs
- Developing and implementing a program to empower decision-making systems and strengthen integrated biodiversity governance at national and local levels
- Developing and implementing a program to improve formal education quantitatively and qualitatively at all levels regarding biodiversity and developing a national environmental curriculum
- Developing extension programmes and producing educational contents on biodiversity for different target groups
- Coordination and integration of organizations involved in extension and communication in the fields of water, agriculture, and environment
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive skill-based capacity-building program for stakeholders, particularly practitioners in biodiversity management
- Developing and implementing a comprehensive extension and education programme to promote biodiversity conservation and restoration culture, with priority for local communities
- Establishing a national integrated biodiversity data system
- Developing and implementing a national program for public participation in biodiversity data collection
- Developing and implementing a national biodiversity monitoring and evaluation programme
- Completion and equipping of the National Museum of Natural History and Biodiversity
Alignment
GBF-G-B. Biodiversity is sustainably used and its contributions to people are maintained, enhanced or restored
GBF-G-D. The biodiversity funding gap of 700 billion USD is progressively closed by ensuring adequate means of implementation are available.
GBF-G-A. Ecosystems are conserved, extinctions are halted and genetic diversity is maintained
GBF-G-C. Benefits from the use of genetic resources are shared and substantially increased
| Global Targets | Degree of Alignment |
GBF-T21. Data, information and knowledge for decision-making is available GBF-T21. Data, information and knowledge for decision-making is availableEnsure that the best available data, information and knowledge, are accessible to decision makers, practitioners and the public to guide effective and equitable governance, integrated and participatory management of biodiversity, and to strengthen communication, awareness-raising, education, monitoring, research and knowledge management and, also in this context, traditional knowledge, innovations, practices and technologies of indigenous peoples and local communities should only be accessed with their free, prior and informed consent[1], in accordance with national legislation.
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[1] Free, prior and informed consent refers to the tripartite terminology of “prior and informed consent” or “free, prior and informed consent” or “approval and involvement”. | High |
GBF-T20. Capacity-building and development, technology transfer, and technical and scientific cooperation for implementation is strengthened GBF-T20. Capacity-building and development, technology transfer, and technical and scientific cooperation for implementation is strengthenedStrengthen capacity-building and development, access to and transfer of technology, and promote development of and access to innovation and technical and scientific cooperation, including through South-South, North-South and triangular cooperation, to meet the needs for effective implementation, particularly in developing countries, fostering joint technology development and joint scientific research programmes for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and strengthening scientific research and monitoring capacities, commensurate with the ambition of the goals and targets of the framework. | High |
GBF-T14. The multiple values of biodiversity are integrated into decision-making at all levels GBF-T14. The multiple values of biodiversity are integrated into decision-making at all levelsEnsure the full integration of biodiversity and its multiple values into policies, regulations, planning and development processes, poverty eradication strategies, strategic environmental assessments, environmental impact assessments and, as appropriate, national accounting, within and across all levels of government and across all sectors, in particular those with significant impacts on biodiversity, progressively aligning all relevant public and private activities, fiscal and financial flows with the goals and targets of this framework. | Medium |
GBF-T22. Ensure participation, justice, and rights for indigenous peoples and local communities, women, youth persons with disabilities and environmental defenders GBF-T22. Ensure participation, justice, and rights for indigenous peoples and local communities, women, youth persons with disabilities and environmental defendersEnsure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity by indigenous peoples and local communities, respecting their cultures and their rights over lands, territories, resources, and traditional knowledge, as well as by women and girls, children and youth, and persons with disabilities and ensure the full protection of environmental human rights defenders. | High |
GBF-T23. Implementation follows a gender-responsive approach GBF-T23. Implementation follows a gender-responsive approachEnsure gender equality in the implementation of the framework through a gender-responsive approach where all women and girls have equal opportunity and capacity to contribute to the three objectives of the Convention, including by recognizing their equal rights and access to land and natural resources and their full, equitable, meaningful and informed participation and leadership at all levels of action, engagement, policy and decision-making related to biodiversity. | High |
GBF-T16. Sustainable consumption choices are enabled, and food waste reduced by half GBF-T16. Sustainable consumption choices are enabled, and food waste reduced by halfEnsure that people are encouraged and enabled to make sustainable consumption choices including by establishing supportive policy, legislative or regulatory frameworks, improving education and access to relevant and accurate information and alternatives, and by 2030, reduce the global footprint of consumption in an equitable manner, including through halving global food waste, significantly reducing overconsumption and substantially reducing waste generation, in order for all people to live well in harmony with Mother Earth. | High |
GBF-T15. Businesses assess and disclose biodiversity dependencies, impacts and risks, and reduce negative impacts GBF-T15. Businesses assess and disclose biodiversity dependencies, impacts and risks, and reduce negative impactsTake legal, administrative or policy measures to encourage and enable business, and in particular to ensure that large and transnational companies and financial institutions:
(a) Regularly monitor, assess, and transparently disclose their risks, dependencies and impacts on biodiversity, including with requirements for all large as well as transnational companies and financial institutions along their operations, supply and value chains and portfolios;
(b) Provide information needed to consumers to promote sustainable consumption patterns;
(c) Report on compliance with access and benefit-sharing regulations and measures, as applicable;
in order to progressively reduce negative impacts on biodiversity, increase positive impacts, reduce biodiversity-related risks to business and financial institutions, and promote actions to ensure sustainable patterns of production. | Medium |
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. | Medium |
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 |
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-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-T02. 30% of degraded areas are under effective restoration GBF-T02. 30% of degraded areas are under effective restorationEnsure 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. | Medium |
GBF-T03. 30% of areas are effectively conserved GBF-T03. 30% of areas are effectively conservedEnsure and enable that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of terrestrial, inland water, and of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are effectively conserved and managed through ecologically representative, well-connected and equitably governed systems of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, recognizing indigenous and traditional territories where applicable, and integrated into wider landscapes, seascapes and the ocean, while ensuring that any sustainable use, where appropriate in such areas, is fully consistent with conservation outcomes, recognizing and respecting the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, including over their traditional territories. | Medium |
GBF-T05. Use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legal GBF-T05. Use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legalEnsure that the use, harvesting and trade of wild species is sustainable, safe and legal, preventing overexploitation, minimizing impacts on non-target species and ecosystems, and reducing the risk of pathogen spill-over, applying the ecosystem approach, while respecting and protecting customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities. | Medium |
GBF-T06. Reduce rates of introduction and establishment of invasive alien species by 50% GBF-T06. Reduce rates of introduction and establishment of invasive alien species by 50%Eliminate, minimize, reduce and or mitigate the impacts of invasive alien species on biodiversity and ecosystem services by identifying and managing pathways of the introduction of alien species, preventing the introduction and establishment of priority invasive alien species, reducing the rates of introduction and establishment of other known or potential invasive alien species by at least 50 per cent, by 2030, eradicating or controlling invasive alien species especially in priority sites, such as islands. | Medium |
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. | Medium |
Collective effort towards the targets
Consistency with international agreements or instruments
Cooperation and synergies
Formal and informal education
National circumstances, priorities and capabilities
Science and innovation
Whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach
Contribution and rights of indigenous peoples and local communities
Biodiversity and health
Gender
Right to development
The national target has been developed in accordance with the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and other relevant international instruments, while taking into account national circumstances, priorities and institutional capacities. It promotes a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach by strengthening cooperation among government agencies, research institutions, educational organizations, civil society, local communities and other stakeholders. The target emphasizes formal and informal education, communication, public awareness, scientific knowledge, innovation and biodiversity monitoring to support evidence-based and participatory decision-making. It also strengthens cooperation and knowledge sharing through the establishment of an integrated national biodiversity information system, public participation in biodiversity data collection and monitoring, and enhanced institutional coordination. Where applicable, the target recognizes and promotes the contributions, knowledge, innovations and practices of local communities in accordance with national legislation.
This national target covers the key aspects of GBF Target 21 by promoting equitable access to biodiversity-related data, information and knowledge for decision-makers, stakeholders and the public. It supports integrated and participatory biodiversity governance through strengthened institutional capacity, improved access to scientific information, enhanced biodiversity monitoring and evaluation, and the establishment of an integrated national biodiversity information system. The target also promotes biodiversity communication, education and public awareness through formal education, environmental education programmes and the development of educational and outreach materials for different target groups. It recognizes the importance of public participation in biodiversity data collection and monitoring, strengthens the knowledge and skills of operational stakeholders, and promotes the conservation and appropriate use of the traditional knowledge, innovations, practices and technologies of local communities, in accordance with national legislation. In addition, the target supports the strengthening of national infrastructure for biodiversity knowledge, education and public awareness, including the completion and enhancement of the National Museum of Natural History and Biodiversity, and contributes to evidence-based decision-making and the effective implementation of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
Indicators to be used to monitor this national target
10.1 Proportion of agricultural area under productive and sustainable agriculture
10.2 Progress towards sustainable forest management
12.1 Average share of the built-up area of cities that is green or blue space for public use for all
15.1 Number of companies disclosing their biodiversity-related risks, dependencies and impacts
2.1 Area under restoration
21.1 Indicator on biodiversity information for monitoring the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
22.1 Land-use change and land tenure in the traditional territories of indigenous peoples and local communities
3.1 Coverage of protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures
5.1 Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels
6.1 Rate of invasive alien species establishment
7.1 Index of coastal eutrophication
7.2 Pesticide environment concentration and/or aggregated total applied toxicity
9.1 Benefits from the sustainable use of wild species
9.2 Percentage of the population in traditional occupations
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
B.1 Services provided by ecosystems
C.1 Monetary benefits received in accordance with applicable internationally agreed access and benefit-sharing instruments
C.2 Non-monetary benefits arising from applicable international access and benefit-sharing instruments
D.1 International public funding, including official development assistance for conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
D.2 Domestic public funding on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
D.3 Private funding (domestic and international) on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems
12.b Number of countries with biodiversity-inclusive urban planning referring to green or blue urban spaces
13.b Number of countries that have taken effective legal, policy, administrative and capacity-building measures at all levels, as appropriate, to ensure the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the utilization of genetic resources and from digital sequence information on genetic resources, as well as traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources
14.b Number of countries integrating biodiversity and its multiple values into policies, regulations, planning, development processes, poverty eradication strategies and, as appropriate, national accounts, within and across all levels and across all sectors, and progressively aligning all relevant public and private activities and fiscal and financial flows with the goals and targets of the Framework
15.b Number of countries with legal, administrative or policy measures aimed at encouraging and enabling business and financial institutions, and in particular for large and transnational companies and financial institutions, to progressively reduce their negative impacts on biodiversity, increase their positive impacts, reduce their biodiversity-related risks and promote actions to ensure sustainable patterns of production
16.b Number of countries developing, adopting or implementing policy instruments aimed at encouraging and enabling people to make sustainable consumption choices
20.b Number of countries that have taken significant action to strengthen capacity-building and development and access to and transfer of technology, and to promote the development of and access to innovation and technical and scientific cooperation
22.b Number of countries taking action towards the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity by indigenous peoples and local communities, respecting their cultures and their rights over lands, territories, resources and traditional knowledge, as well as by women and girls, children and youth, and persons with disabilities, and the full protection of environmental human rights defenders
23.b Number of countries with legal, administrative or policy frameworks, inter alia, to implement the Gender Plan of Action (2023–2030), to ensure that all women and girls have equal opportunity and capacity to contribute to the three objectives of the Convention, including by ensuring women’s equal rights and access to land and natural resources
5.b Number of countries with legal instruments or other policy frameworks for regulating trade in wild species
6.b Number of countries adopting relevant regulations, processes and measures to reduce the impact of invasive alien species
9.b Number or countries with policies to manage the use of wild species sustainably, providing social, economic and environmental benefits for people, and to protect and encourage customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities
B.b Number of countries with policies or actions for implementing and monitoring the sustainable use of biodiversity and the maintenance and enhancement of nature’s contributions to people, including ecosystem functions and services
21.CT.2 Participation of indigenous peoples and local communities in decision-making related to the implementation of the Convention at all levels
20.CT.1 Total amount of funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
21.CT.3 Index of Linguistic Diversity
23.CT.2 Indicator on national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action (2023–2030)
D.CY.8 International funding targeted at gender equality and women’s rights policy objectives within biodiversity-related activities
D.CY.6 International funding targeted at indigenous peoples and local communities within biodiversity-related activities
D.CY.7 International funding targeted at youth within biodiversity-related activities
D.CY.5 Global imports of information and communications technology goods by category
C.CY.1 Number of users that have provided information relevant to the utilization of genetic resources to designated checkpoints