Progress
On track or target met
On track or target met

Desired direction: Increase

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Headline data

Relevant national legislation is in place and resources are allocated for the prevention or control of invasive alien species
Year Value Units
2013 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2014 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2015 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2016 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2017 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2018 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2019 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2020 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2021 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2022 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2023 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)
2024 1 Logic (1=Yes, -1=No)

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Footnote:

Methodological sheet of the indicator available for the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country.

Available indicator

Relevant national legislation is in place and resources are allocated for the prevention or control of invasive alien species
Target

15.8 By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
Goal

15- Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
Definition

Logical value that indicates whether relevant legislation is in place and resources are allocated for the prevention or control of invasive alien species.
Theoretical formula \[LCEEI^{t} = \begin{cases} 1 & \text{Relevant legislation is available and resources are allocated in year 𝑡} \\ -8 & \text{There is no relevant legislation or no resources are allocated in year 𝑡} \end{cases}\]
Frequency

Annual
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Indicator calculated using a methodology harmonised across the central statistical bodies of the autonomous communities
Data last updated 2025/08/04
Metadata last updated 2025/08/14

This section provides more information about the United Nations indicator or the European Union Sustainable Development Indicator, such as its rationale, international results, metadata, and other relevant statistics.

Rationale

Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 states: “By 2020, invasive alien species and pathways are identified and prioritized, priority species are controlled or eradicated, and measures are in place to manage pathways to prevent their introduction and establishment”.

Source: United Nations Statistics Division
Comparability between the available indicator and the UN indicator

The available indicator complies with the main series (1a) of the United Nations indicator.
International results

Proportion of countries with National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) targets alignment to Aichi Biodiversity target 9 set out in the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 (%) ER_IAS_NBSAPP UNSTATS
Link to UN metadata

Metadata 15-8-1.pdf
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