1. By 2020 at the latest, people are aware of the value of biological diversity and the steps they can take to conserve and use it sustainably.

2. By 2020 at the latest, biodiversity values have been integrated into national and local strategies and planning processes for development and poverty reduction, and incorporated into national accounts, as appropriate, and into reporting systems.

3. By 2020 at the latest, incentives, including subsidies that are harmful to biological diversity, are eliminated, gradually reduced or reformed, in order to minimize or avoid adverse impacts, and positive incentives for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity are developed and implemented, in a manner consistent with and in harmony with the provisions of the Convention and existing international obligations, taking into account national socio-economic conditions.

4. By 2020 at the latest, governments, businesses and stakeholders at all levels have taken action, or implemented plans, to ensure sustainable production and consumption and maintain the use of natural resources within safe ecological limits.

Strategic Goal B: Reduce direct pressures on biological diversity and encourage sustainable use

5. By 2020, the rate of depletion of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and, if possible, reduced to almost zero, and the degradation and fragmentation of habitats are significantly reduced.

6. By 2020, all stocks of fish and aquatic invertebrates and plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and using ecosystem-based approaches, so that overfishing is avoided, recovery plans and measures are in place for all depleted species, fisheries do not have significant negative impacts on endangered species and vulnerable ecosystems, and the impact of fishing on stocks, species and ecosystems remain within safe ecological limits.

7. By 2020, areas devoted to agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed in a sustainable manner, in order to ensure the conservation of biological diversity.

8. By 2020, pollution caused in particular by excess nutrients will have been reduced to levels that are not harmful to ecosystem function and biological diversity.

9. By 2020, invasive alien species and routes of introduction are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent the introduction and establishment of these species.

10. By 2015, the numerous anthropogenic pressures on coral reefs and other vulnerable marine and coastal ecosystems affected by climate change or ocean acidification are minimized in order to maintain their integrity and functioning.

Strategic Goal C: To improve the state of biological diversity by maintaining ecosystems, species and genetic diversity

11. By 2020, at least 17% of land and inland water areas and 10% of marine and coastal areas, including areas that are particularly important for biological diversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through ecologically representative and well-connected networks of effectively and fairly managed protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures and other effective area-based conservation measures, and integrated into the overall landscape and seascape.

12. By 2020, the extinction of known endangered species is avoided and their conservation status, especially those in greatest decline, is improved and maintained.

13. By 2020, the genetic diversity of cultivated plants, livestock and domestic animals, and poor parents, including that of other species that have socio-economic or cultural value, is maintained, and strategies are developed and implemented to minimize genetic erosion and maintain their genetic diversity.

Strategic Goal D: Enhance the benefits for all from biological diversity and ecosystem services

14. By 2020, ecosystems that provide essential services, in particular water and contribute to health, livelihoods and well-being, are restored and maintained, taking into account the needs of women, indigenous and local communities, and poor and vulnerable populations.

15. By 2020, the resilience of ecosystems and the contribution of biological diversity to carbon stocks are improved, through conservation and restoration measures, including the restoration of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems, thus contributing to the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, as well as to the fight against desertification.

16. By 2015, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Use is in force and operational, in accordance with national legislation.

Strategic Goal E: Strengthen implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management, and capacity building.

17. By 2015, all Parties have developed and adopted as a policy instrument, and begun to implement, an effective, participatory and up-to-date national biodiversity strategy and action plan.

18. By 2020, the traditional knowledge, innovations and practices of indigenous and local communities that are relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, as well as their customary sustainable use, are respected, subject to the provisions of existing national legislation and international obligations, and are fully integrated and taken into account in the context of the implementation of the Convention, with the full and effective participation of indigenous and local communities, at all the relevant levels.

19. By 2020, the knowledge, scientific base and technologies associated with biological diversity, its values, functioning, status and trends, and the consequences of its depletion, are improved, widely shared and transferred, and applied.

20. By 2020 at the latest, the mobilization of financial resources necessary for the effective implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 from all sources, and in accordance with the consolidated and agreed mechanism of the Resource Mobilization Strategy, will have increased significantly from current levels. This objective will be subject to changes based on resource needs assessments that Parties need to conduct and report.