Target 4

Target 4: By 2022, the Government of Swaziland, municipalities, businesses, local communities and stakeholders at all levels have developed and are implementing plans for sustainable production and consumption and have kept the impacts of use of natural resources well within safe ecological limits.

Current status: Unsustainable utilization of biological resources has been cited as one of the pressures and threats on the country’s biodiversity.

Strategic Action 1: Develop and implement plans for sustainable production and consumption of natural resources.

Swaziland’s Biodiversity Targets

GOAL A:

Address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming biodiversity across government and society

GOAL B:

Reduce the direct pressures on biodiversity and promote sustainable use

GOAL C:

Improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity

GOAL D

Enhance the benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services.

GOAL E

Enhance implementation through participatory planning, knowledge management and capacity building