Core indicators
List of core indicators selected for use in IPBES regional assessments and global assessment
| Aichi Target | Specific Indicator | DPSIR¹ | CF² | GA Chapter³ | RA Chapter⁴ | LDRA Chapter | Origin⁵ | BIP⁶ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ecological Footprint | P | DD | 2,3 | 2(AM, ECA) | CBD | B | Global Footprint Network | |
| 4 | Water Footprint (Human appropriation of fresh water) | P | DD | 2,3 | 2(AM) | 5 | CBD | Water Footprint Network | |
| 4 | Percentage of Category 1 nations in CITES | R | IGID | 3 | CBD | BP | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) | ||
| 5 | Biodiversity Habitat Index | S | DD, BEF | 3 | CBD | GEO BON - CSIRO | |||
| 5, 12 | Species Habitat Index | P,S | DD, BEF | 3 | CBD | GEO BON - Map of Life | |||
| 5 | Forest area as a percentage of total land area | S | DD, BEF | 3 | 3(AM, AP), 4(AP) | CBD | B | FAO | |
| 5 | Trends in forest extent (tree cover) | S | DD, BEF | 3 | 4(ECA), 5(AP) | CBD | Hansen et al., 2013 | ||
| 5, 7, 14 | Total wood removals | S,I | DD, NBP | 3 | 2(AM, AP, ECA),4(AP) | Future Earth | BP | FAO | |
| 6 | Trends in fisheries certified by the Marine Stewardship Council | R | IGID | 2,3 | 1(AP), 2(AM) | CBD | Marine Stewardship Council | ||
| 6 | Estimated fisheries catch and fishing effort | P | DD, BEF | 2 | CBD | Sea Around Us | |||
| 6 | Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels | S | BEF | 3 | CBD | B | FAO | ||
| 6,14 | Inland fishery production | S, I | BEF, NBP | 3 | 2(ECA) | Future Earth | BP | FAO | |
| 6 | Marine Trophic Index | S | DD, BEF | 3 | Future Earth | B | Sea Around Us | ||
| 7 | Proportion of area of forest production under FSC and PEFC certification | R | IGID, DD | 2,3 | 2(AM) | 3,6 | CBD | B | Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) |
| 7 | Nitrogen Use Efficiency | P | DD | 3 | 3 | EPI | Lassaletta et al., (2014) from Environmental Performance Index (EPI) | ||
| 7 | Nitrogen + Phosphate Fertilizers (N+P205 total nutrients) | P | DD | 2,3 | Future Earth | BP | FAO | ||
| 8 | Trends in pesticide use | P | DD | 2,3 | CBD | BP | FAO | ||
| 8 | Trends in nitrogen deposition | P | DD | 4(AP, AM) | 4 | CBD | B | International Nitrogen Initiative | |
| 11 | Percentage of areas covered by protected areas - marine, coastal, terrestrial, inland water | R | IGID | 2,3,5 | 2(ECA), 3(AM), 4(AF, ECA) | CBD | B | UNEP-WCMC, IUCN | |
| 5, 11, 12 | Protected area coverage of Key Biodiversity Areas (including Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) | R | IGID, DD | 2,3 | 3(AM, AP), 4(ECA) | CBD | BP | BirdLife International, IUCN, Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) | |
| 11 | Species Protection Index | P,R | IGID, DD | 3 | CBD | GEO BON - Map of Life | |||
| 11 | Protected area management effectiveness | R | IGID, DD, BEF | 3 | 6(AP) | 6 | IPBES | BP | UNEP-WCMC |
| 11 | Protected Area Connectedness Index | R | DD, IGID | 3 | 4(AF) | CBD | GEO BON - CSIRO | ||
| 12, 14 | Biodiversity Intactness Index | P,S | DD, BEF | 2 | 3(AF) | CBD | GEO BON - PREDICTS | ||
| 12 | Red List Index | S | BEF | 3 | 3(AM, AP, ECA) | CBD | B | IUCN, BirdLife International and other Red List Partners | |
| 13 | Proportion of local breeds, classified as being at risk, not-at-risk or unknown level of risk of extinction | S | BEF, NBP | CBD | B | FAO | |||
| 14 | Percentage of undernourished people | I | GQL | 3 | 2(ECA) | Future Earth | BP | FAO | |
| 17 | Number of countries with developed or revised NBSAPs | R | IGID | 2,3 | 1(ECA), 6(AP) | CBD | B | Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) | |
| 19 | Proportion of known species assessed through the IUCN Red List | R | IGID | 3 | CBD | BP | IUCN | ||
| 19 | Species Status Information Index | R | IGID, BEF | 3 | CBD | GEO BON - Map of Life |
¹ DPSIR - D: Drivers, P: Pressure, S: Status, I: Impact, R: Response
² CF (Conceptual Framework) - DD: direct driver, NBP: nature's benefit to people/ ecosystem goods and services, BEF: nature/biodiversity and ecosystem functions, IGID: institutions, governance and other indirect drivers, GQL: good quality of life/human well-being
³ As of Second Order Draft.
⁴ AF: Africa Assessment, AM: Americas Assessment, AP: Asia-Pacific Assessment, ECA: Europe and Central Asia Assessment
⁵ CBD: Convention of Biological Diversity SBSTTA 20 draft indicator list; Future Earth: recommended by Future Earth indicator group; EPI: used in the Yale Environmental Protection Index; IPBES: added by the IPBES Task Force for Data and Knowledge
⁶ BIP (Biodiversity Indicator Partnership): B: indicators in BIP global suite, BP: data/indicator holder in BIP partnership