2023 Indicator Report of the Federal Government for the National Strategy on Biological Diversity

Biodiversity is essential to human life and health. In addition to the species diversity of plants, animals, fungi and microorganisms, biodiversity also includes habitat diversity and genetic diversity. Conserving biodiversity through protection and sustainable use secures the long-term needs of current and future generations. Alongside climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation is one of the greatest challenges of our time.

In the National Strategy on Biological Diversity (NBS) adopted in 2007, the Federal Government set ambitious goals for the conservation and improvement of biodiversity and its sustainable use, implementing the global provisions of the CBD at national level.

An important part of implementing the NBS is regular, scientifically sound and transparent monitoring of progress and the achievement of targets with the help of indicators. This 2023 indicator report represents a final review of the achievement of the 2007 strategy, in which many of the targets were geared towards the target year 2020 (in some cases also 2015) and have therefore expired.