policies and/or national climate change action plan. Higher priority needs to be given by Parties to climate change adaptation measures, so as to reduce climate change impacts through the protection and management of networks of key habitats and sites for waterbirds. Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity Target 11 By 2020, at Relevance of least 17 per Target for cent of AEWA: terrestrial and Highly relevant. inland water, The need to and 10 per cent establish and of coastal and appropriately marine areas, manage networks especially areas of protected areas – of particular in both the importance for terrestrial and biodiversity marine and ecosystem environments is – services, are central to AEWA’s conserved objectives. The through issue is a major effectively and focus of the Plan of equitably Action for Africa. managed, ecologically
policies and/or national climate change action plan. Higher priority needs to be given by Parties to climate change adaptation measures, so as to reduce climate change impacts through the protection and management of networks of key habitats and sites for waterbirds. Strategic Goal C: To improve the status of biodiversity by safeguarding ecosystems, species and genetic diversity Target 11 By 2020, at least 17 per cent of terrestrial and inland water, and 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem services, are conserved through effectively and equitably managed, ecologically Relevance of Target for AEWA: Highly relevant. The need to establish and appropriately manage networks of protected areas – in both the terrestrial and marine environments – is central to AEWA’s objectives. The issue is a major focus of the Plan of Action for Africa.