Objectifs nationaux | Biodiversité Rwandaise

Title	Rationale	Aichi targets
National Target 1: By 2020, at the latest, Rwandan people in at least Districts that are adjacent to protected areas are	The government recognizes the need to sensitization and build capacity of its citizens especially those communities that live adjacent to key ecosystems on environmental matters (NBSAP, 2016). ...	1. Awareness increased
National Target 2: By 2020, the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services for at least two selected protected areas	While the linkages between biodiversity and ecosystem services are well understood in Rwanda, the value of biodiversity is not fully reflected in broader government policies and incentive structures...	2. Biodiversity values integrated
National Target 3: By 2020, at the latest, positive incentives for biodiversity conservation and sustainability towards	A significant proportion of the population still depends directly on the exploitation of natural resources for survival and livelihood. This has a significant impact on environmental resources, and...	3. Incentives reformed
National Target 4: By 2020, public and private sectors and civil society organizations have promoted and implemented pla	Often, there has been over-exploitation of various resources in Rwanda (land, water, forests, fisheries, wildlife) which has degraded the natural capital base. This undermines sustainable development...	4. Sustainable production and consumption
National Target 5: By 2020, at least 50 per cent of natural ecosystems are safeguarded, their degradation and fragmentat	Natural ecosystems in Rwanda (forests, wetlands, rivers, lakes, and other lands rich in natural resources together with the biodiversity they host have been degraded by deforestation, encroachments...	5. Habitat loss halved or reduced
National Target 6: By 2020, fishing and aquaculture, agriculture and forestry are managed sustainably taking into consid	Fisheries, aquaculture, agriculture, and forestry have not been managed sustainably leading to resource degradation. Capture fisheries are characterized by the use of wrong mesh size nets, while...	7. Sustainable agriculture, aquaculture and forestry 6. Sustainable management of marine living resources
National Target 7: By 2020, pollutants including those from excess nutrients are controlled and their harm has been brou	Pollution of water bodies (rivers, lakes, wetlands) has been identified as a big problem which has adverse impacts on fisheries and other types of aquatic biodiversity. In addition, pollution...	8. Pollution reduced
National Target 8: National Target 8: By 2020, invasive alien species, their pathways, are identified and prioritized in	There are several invasive alien species (IAS) in Rwanda and they have had serious adverse impacts on various types of biodiversity resources (terrestrial and aquatic). The Water Hyacinth introduced...	9. Invasive alien species prevented and controlled
National Target 9: By 2020, at least 10.3 per cent of national territory holding particular biodiversity and ecosystem s	Since the 1960s, massive tracts of the landscape have been continually converted or encroached into various socio-economic purposes such as settling people and agricultural production. This has led...	11. Protected areas increased and improved