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| In 2010, the international community, under the auspices of the Convention on Biological
Diversity, agreed on 20 biodiversity-related “Aichi Targets” to be achieved within a
decade. We provide a comprehensive mid-term assessment of progress toward these
global targets using 55 indicator data sets. We projected indicator trends to 2020 using an
adaptive statistical framework that incorporated the specific properties of individual
time series. On current trajectories, results suggest that despite accelerating policy and
management responses to the biodiversity crisis, the impacts of these efforts are unlikely
to be reflected in improved trends in the state of biodiversity by 2020. We highlight
areas of societal endeavor requiring additional efforts to achieve the Aichi Targets, and
provide a baseline against which to assess future progress. | |
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