The dashboard of the EU Biodiversity Strategy is showing progress of the EU and its Member States towards the targets set for 2030
COHERENT NETWORK OF PROTECTED AREAS
Target 1: Legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU’s land area and a minimum of 30% of the EU’s sea area, and integrate ecological corridors, as part of a true Trans-European Nature Network.
Subtarget 1.1: Legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU's land area
Indicator 1.1.1: Terrestrial protected area coverage
This indicator measures the percentage of land, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by protected areas. It considers both nationally protected areas and Natura 2000 sites. Values are calculated and provided every year by the European Environment Agency based on Member States reports.
Source: European Environment Agency
EU 27
Values at national scale
Indicator 1.1.2: Natura 2000 terrestrial protected area coverage
This indicator measures the percentage of land, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives. Values are calculated and provided each year by the European Environment Agency based on data reported by the Member States.
Values at national scale
Indicator 1.1.3: Nationally designated terrestrial protected area coverage
This indicator measures the percentage of land, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by nationally designated protected areas. Values are calculated and provided each year by the European Environment Agency based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Subtarget 1.2: Legally protect a minimum of 30% of the EU's sea area
Indicator 1.2.1: Marine protected area coverage
This indicator measures the percentage of marine waters, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by protected areas. It considers both nationally protected areas and Natura 2000 sites. Values are calculated and provided every year by the European Environment Agency based on data reported by Member States.
Source: European Environment Agency
EU 27
Values at national scale
Indicator 1.2.2: Natura 2000 marine protected area coverage
This indicator provides the percentage of marine waters, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by Natura 2000 sites designated under the EU Habitats and Birds Directives. Values are calculated and provided each year by the European Environment Agency based on data reported by the Member States.
Values at national scale
Indicator 1.2.3: Nationally designated marine protected area coverage
This indicator provides the percentage of marine waters, by Member State and at EU 27 level, covered by nationally designated protected areas. Values are calculated and provided each year by the European Environment Agency based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Target 2: Strictly protect at least a third of the EU’s protected areas, including all remaining EU primary and old-growth forests.
Indicator under development.
Target 3: Effectively manage all protected areas, defining clear conservation objectives and measures, and monitoring them appropriately.
Indicator under development.
EU NATURE RESTORATION PLAN
Strengthening the EU legal framework for nature restoration
Target 4: Legally binding EU nature restoration targets to be proposed in 2021, subject to an impact assessment. By 2030, significant areas of degraded and carbon-rich ecosystems are restored. Habitats and species show no deterioration in conservation trends and status; and at least 30% reach favourable conservation status or at least show a positive trend.
Subtarget 4.1: Species show no deterioration in conservation trends and status
Indicator 4.1.1: Common bird index by type of species
This indicator is a multi-species index measuring changes in population abundances at EU level of all common bird species (n=168) as well as those associated with specific habitats: common farmland bird species (n=39) and common forest bird species (n=34).The three indices give estimated bird numbers relative to the reference year 1990, when their value is set at 100. Values are calculated every year by the European Bird Census Council through the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme programme, based on data from citizen science, and further provided by Eurostat.
Source: Eurostat
EU 27
Bringing nature back to agricultural land
Target 5: The decline of pollinators is reversed.
Indicator 5.0.1: Grassland butterfly index
This indicator is an index measuring changes in population abundance at EU level of 17 grassland butterfly species, using 1991 as reference year. Values are calculated every year by the European Butterfly Monitoring Scheme partnership, distributed by the European Environmental Agency, and further provided by Eurostat.
Source: Eurostat
EU 27
Target 6: The risk and use of chemical pesticides is reduced by 50%, and the use of more hazardous pesticides is reduced by 50%.
Indicator under development.
Target 7: At least 10% of agricultural area is under high-diversity landscape features.
Indicator under development.
Target 8: At least 25% of agricultural land is under organic farming management, and the uptake of agro-ecological practices is significantly increased.
Subtarget 8.1: At least 25% of agricultural land is under organic farming management
Indicator 8.1.1: Area under organic farming
This indicator measures the percentage of total utilised agricultural area, by Member State and at EU level, occupied by organic farming. It includes both existing organically-farmed areas and areas in the process of conversion. Values are calculated and provided every year by Eurostat based on data provided by the Member States.
Source: Eurostat
EU 27
Values at national scale
Forest quantity, health and resilience
Target 9: Three billion additional trees are planted in the EU, in full respect of ecological principles.
Indicator 9.0.1: Number of trees planted in the EU as part of the 3 Billion Trees Pledge
This indicator counts the number of planted trees, by Member State and at EU27 level, as part of the EU 3 Billion Trees Pledge. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on values reported by Organizations participating at the Pledge.
Values at national scale
Addressing land take and restoring soil ecosystems
Target 10: Significant progress in the remediation of contaminated soil sites.
Indicator 10.0.1: Increase in the number of remediated sites
This indicator measures the increase in the number of remediated sites, by Member State and at EU27 level, between 2006 and 2016. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Win-win solutions for energy generation
Restoring freshwater ecosystems
Target 11: At least 25,000 km of free-flowing rivers are restored.
Indicator under development.
Addressing invasive alien species
Target 12: There is a 50% reduction in the number of Red List species threatened by invasive alien species.
Indicator under development.
Reducing pollution
Target 13: The losses of nutrients from fertilisers are reduced by 50%, resulting in the reduction of the use of fertilisers by at least 20%.
Subtarget 13.1: The losses of nutrients from fertilisers are reduced by 50%
Indicator 13.1.1: Change in the concentration of nitrate in groundwater
This indicator measures the percentage of change in the concentration of nitrate in groundwater, by Member State and at EU27 level, between 2000 and 2021. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Indicator 13.1.2: Change in the concentration of nitrate in rivers
This indicator measures the percentage of change in the concentration of nitrate in rivers, by Member State and at EU27 level, between 2000 and 2021. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Indicator 13.1.3: Change in the concentration of phosphate in rivers
This indicator measures the percentage of change in the concentration of phosphate in rivers, by Member State and at EU27 level, between 2000 and 2021. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Indicator 13.1.4: Change in the concentration of total phosphorus in lakes
This indicator measures the percentage of change in the concentration of total phosphorus in lakes, by Member State and at EU27 level, between 2000 and 2021. Values are calculated and produced by the European Environment Agency, based on data reported by Member States.
Values at national scale
Greening urban and peri-urban areas
Target 14: Cities with at least 20,000 inhabitants have an ambitious Urban Greening Plan.
Indicator under development.
Restoring marine ecosystems
Target 15: The negative impacts on sensitive species and habitats, including on the seabed through fishing and extraction activities, are substantially reduced to achieve good environmental status.
Subtarget 15.1: The negative impacts on sensitive species through fishing and extraction activities are substantially reduced
Indicator 15.1.1: Proportion of fish stocks sustainably exploited
This indicator provides the percentage of fish stocks, in North-East Atlantic and adjacent seas, the Mediterranean and Black Sea region and in EU waters overall, that is sustainably exploited. Values are calculated each year by the Joint Research Centre (Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries), and further provided by Eurostat.
Values by FAO major fishing area
Target 16: The by-catch of species is eliminated or reduced to a level that allows species recovery and conservation.
Indicator under development.
ENABLING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE
Although there is no specific target for this commitment some actions are being implemented to achieve it.
A new governance framework
Stepping up implementation and enforcement of EU environmental legislation
Business for biodiversity
Financing for biodiversity
Measuring and integrating the value of nature (NCA)
Knowledge
Education
EU EXTERNAL ACTION AND AN AMBITIOUS GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AGENDA
Although there is no specific target for this commitment some actions are being implemented to achieve it.