National targets | Kenya Biodiversity

Title	Rationale	Aichi targets
Target 12: Significantly increase the area, quality and connectivity of Urban Green and Blue Spaces.	Kenya's green and blue spaces provide a wealth of benefits - including positive effects on physical and mental health, important species' habitat, habitat connectivity, and ecosystem services that...	11.3. Areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services protected 14. Ecosystems and essential services safeguarded
Target 13: Ensure fair and equitable sharing of Benefits from Genetic Resources, Digital Sequence Information and Associated Traditional Knowledge	This target aims to enhance the fair and equitable sharing of benefits that arise from the utilization of genetic resources, digital sequence information on genetic resources, and associated...	16. Nagoya Protocol in force and operational
Target 14: Mainstreaming biodiversity across all sectors	Mainstreaming biodiversity is a crucial aspect of sustainable development. Kenya has recognized the importance of biodiversity and has taken steps to integrate it into all sectors of the economy. The...	2.3. Biodiversity values incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate
Target 15: Ensure businesses have measures in place to reduce negative impacts to biodiversity and promote nature positive practices	All businesses are dependent in some way on biodiversity, however, these dependencies are not always acknowledged or accounted for. By assessing and monitoring their impacts on biodiversity...	2.3. Biodiversity values incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate 2.4. Biodiversity values incorporated into reporting systems 4. Sustainable production and consumption
Target 16: Promote sustainable production and consumption practices	Unsustainable consumption is an underlying driver of biodiversity loss. Halting and ultimately reversing biodiversity loss will require a shift towards more sustainable consumption patterns. The...	4. Sustainable production and consumption
Target 17: Strengthen biosafety measures and enhance access to benefits of biotechnology.	Biosafety measures are indispensable for ensuring that living modified organisms resulting from biotechnology are handled and used with the necessary safety precautions. Living modified organisms...
Target 18: Identify and reduce harmful incentives, and promote positive incentives for biodiversity	Incentives, including subsidies, harmful to biodiversity are an important underlying driver of biodiversity loss. Substantial and widespread changes to subsidies and other incentives that are harmful...
Target 19: Increase the amount of resources mobilized for biodiversity by at least 35% per year	The Split of Global Target 19 into two distinct national targets for Kenya serves a strategic purpose. Firstly, by setting a specific annual mobilization target, Kenya ensures a measurable and focused...	2.3. Biodiversity values incorporated into national accounting, as appropriate
Target 20: Identify capacity needs, build capacity, promote technology transfer, and foster scientific and technical cooperation for biodiversity conservation.	The decision to split Global Target 20 into two national targets for Kenya reflects a strategic and tailored approach to meet the challenges of capacity-building, technology transfer, and scientific...	19. Knowledge improved, shared and applied 19.1. Knowledge, the science base and technologies relating to biodiversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its loss, are improved 19.2. Biodiversity knowledge, the science base and technologies are widely shared and transferred and applied 18.2. Traditional knowledge, innovations and practices are fully integrated and reflected in implementation of the Convention
Target 21: Enhance availability and access to credible data and knowledge to inform biodiversity action.	The division of Global Target 21 into two national targets for Kenya reflects a strategic and phased approach to ensuring the availability and accessibility of biodiversity-related data, information...	18. Traditional knowledge respected and integrated 19. Knowledge improved, shared and applied