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2023 May 10

TARGET 6: By 2020 the rate of degradation and fragmentation of ecosystems and the loss in habitats is significantly reduced at least by half.


Critical habitats that are under serious threats of degradation due to degradation and fragmentation are not receiving the attention that is given to protection such as forests, mangroves, wetlands etc. In response to address these issues, there is a need to reduce the rate of degradation and habitat fragmentation calls  for the development of management plans for all hotspots or critical habitats that are protected, based on credible date coming from  biodiversity inventories and  assessments to set baselines follow by the establishment of monitoring framework that would help to determine timely the state of biodiversity and highlight trends. Threats of degradation in non-protected areas equally need to be addressed. These include areas rich in biodiversity such as sacred forests, cattle ranches, etc.