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Indicator 15.8.1
Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species
Canada's adoption of relevant national legislation and adequate resourcing of prevention or control of invasive alien species
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This indicator contains some alternative data to those specified by the United Nations (UN). This indicator is the most suitable match currently available.
The table below contains more information regarding the indicator.
Goal
Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target
Target 15.8: By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
Indicator
Indicator 15.8.1: Canada’s adoption of relevant national legislation and adequate resourcing of prevention or control of invasive alien species
Definition and concepts
This indicator aims to quantify trends in:
- Commitment by countries to relevant multinational agreements, specifically:
(1) National adoption of invasive alien species relevant policy.
- Percentage of countries with:
(a) national legislation and policy relevant to invasive alien species.
(b) targets and objectives within national strategies for preventing and controlling invasive alien species are aligned with Aichi Target 9.
- The translation of policy arrangements into action by countries to implement policy and actively
prevent and control invasive alien species (IAS) and the resourcing of this action, specifically:
(2) National allocation of resources towards the prevention or control of IAS.
Comment and limitations
Method of computation
This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.
Goal
Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Target
Target 15.8: By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
Indicator
Indicator 15.8.1: Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species
UN designated tier
Tier II
UN custodian agency
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
