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Target 7

Target 7: By 2022, all areas under agriculture, aquaculture and forestry are managed sustainably, ensuring conservation of Swaziland’s biodiversity.

Current status: Gains from the expansion of agriculture in increased productivity have come at high and growing costs in terms of trade-offs with other ecosystem services through the direct impact of land cover change, release of nutrients into rivers and water withdrawals for irrigation.

On-going initiatives: The country is in the process of introducing conservation agriculture but the extent to which CA has been adopted and its impact is unknown.

Strategic Initiative 1: Promotion of Sustainable agriculture, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry.

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