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Yemen has been a party of the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) since 1996 and has been a party of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety since 2006.  

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from the secretariat - Notification
Survey for study on safeguards in biodiversity finance mechanisms

26 Sep 2025
from the secretariat - Notification
Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding for their participation in the twenty-seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Article 8(j) and Other Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity Related to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

25 Sep 2025
from the secretariat - Meeting
Regional dialogue for East and South Asia on biodiversity monitoring and reporting

09 Oct 2025
Bangkok
from the secretariat - Meeting
Regional workshop for Asia and the Pacific on accelerating the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through an integrated and synergistic approach

07 Oct 2025
Bangkok
from the secretariat - Meeting
Pacific subregional consultation on the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

09 Oct 2025
Bangkok
News
بلادنا تشارك في ورشة العمل التدريبية حول الية غرفة تبادل المعلومات للتنوع الحيوي

افتتحت في عمان بالأردن  الشقيق ورشة العمل التدريبية حول الية غرفة تبادل المعلومات للتنوع الحيوي بمشاركة كل من اليمن وفلسطين والبلد المستضيف الاردن  وقد مثل بلادنا المهندس عمر احمد باعشن مدير عام التنو...

13 Sep 2022
Yemen
Event
Upcoming Meetings

June 2022 6 - 13 June 2022 Online Confirmed Online discussion forum on conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity in preparation for the fifteenth meeting of the Conference ...

01 Jun 2022
Yemen
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'Win-Win Strategy' for Yemen's Agro-Biodiversity and Climate Adaptation

[28/May/2010] WASHINGTON, May 28 (Saba)- The Agro-biodiversity and Climate Adaptation project will be implemented in Yemen with over US$5.0 million extending over four years, including a US$4.0 millio...

28 Apr 2022
Yemen
News
First South-South Cooperation Forum on Biodiversity for Development

With the collaboration of Yemen as Chair of the Group of 77 and China, and the Executive Secretary of the G-77 in New York, the SCBD organized the First South-South Cooperation Forum on Biodiversity f...

28 Apr 2022
Yemen
Event
Regional CHM Workshop for the Pacific

The purpose of the workshop is to build capacity and provide guidance on how to establish and sustain effective national clearing‑house mechanisms (CHM), in line with decision X/15 and in support of t...

13 Jun 2016
 

National Targets

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Mobilizing financial resources for biodiversity

Target 17 : By 2030, mobilize financial resources from all funding sources sustainably to bridge the biodiversity financing gap by 20%, and increase it to 8 0% by 2050

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1. No Poverty15. Life on Land17. Partnerships to achieve the Goal10. Reduced Inequality
Training in biosafety measures

Target 15: By 2030, train and enhance the competence of all relevant stakeholders in biosafety measures to protect the country's biodiversity and human health, benefit from eco-friendly and health-safe biotechnology, and strengthen monitoring and oversight of the transportation, handling, and use of genetically modified organisms and materials, providing necessary information to consumers in line ...

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15. Life on Land
Control of invasive species

Target 6: By 2030, prevent the introduction of any new invasive species into the country. Identify and take necessary measures to eradicate existing invasive alien species in environmentally priority sites and control them in lower priority sites.

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15. Life on Land
Enhancing scientific and traditional knowledge

Target 18: By 2030, ensure an adequate scientific base, transfer traditional knowledge, enhance scientific research capabilities, and monitoring capabilities, encourage innovations, and enable stakeholders to design, implement, and use advanced technology to conserve biodiversity. Ensure unrestricted access to necessary information, data, and technology for all stakeholders, including community me...

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4. Quality Education8. Decent Work and Economic Growth17. Partnerships to achieve the Goal13. Climate Action12. Responsible Consumption and Production9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure14. Life Below Water
Reduction of harmful subsidies

Target 16: By 2030, halve the monetary value of subsidies harmful to biodiversity and promote environmentally positive incentives targeting green technologies, ecosystem-based programs, and clean and renewable energy.

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12. Responsible Consumption and Production15. Life on Land13. Climate Action14. Life Below Water
Reduction of pollution impacts

Target 7: By 2030, significantly reduce pollution levels and the negative impacts of pollution from all sources to levels that are not harmful to biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, considering cumulative effects and the ecosystems' capacity to absorb biodegradable pollutants. Achieve a 20 % reduction in the use of agricultural chemicals and pesticides, and achieve 70% in recycling,...

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15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water3. Good Health and Well-being12. Responsible Consumption and Production11. Sustainable Cities and Communities6. Clean Water and Sanitation
Restoration of degraded ecosystems

Target 2: By 2030, restore 20% of degraded ecosystems on land and inland waters, coastal marine environments, wetlands, mangroves, and forests. By 2050, effectively restore all degraded ecosystems to enhance their capacity to provide ecosystem services that support the livelihoods of local communities and the national economy.

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12. Responsible Consumption and Production2. Zero Hunger6. Clean Water and Sanitation11. Sustainable Cities and Communities15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water
Sustainable ecosystem management

Target 9: By 2030, manage all ecosystems sustainably to increase the flow of ecosystem services and enhance ecosystems' contribution to the national economy and community livelihoods by 10 %, and by 70 % by 2050.

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15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Integration of urban green spaces

Target 12: By 2030, integrate urban green spaces (recreational) into urban land use planning, ensuring their connectivity with nearby ecosystems to enhance the flow of ecosystem services, improve human health and well-being, increase connectivity with nature, and contribute to overall sustainable and inclusive integration while providing essential ecosystem functions and services.

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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Spatial planning for environmental importance

Target 1 : By 2030: 20 % of areas of environmental importance should be under spatial planning and effective management. By 2050, all land in Yemen should be under spatial planning to prevent land use changes in biodiversity-rich ecosystems. This includes sustainably increasing the area, quality, connectivity, access to, and utilization of green and blue spaces in urban and densely populated areas...

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11. Sustainable Cities and Communities15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water
Community engagement in ecosystem product value chains

Target 13: By 2030, engage communities in the value chain of products obtained from ecosystems in their surroundings and ensure fair rewards for managing, harvesting, and using genetic resources. Integrate the total economic value of biodiversity and ecosystems into national planning processes (national development plans, poverty reduction plans, national accounting systems) at national, regional,...

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2. Zero Hunger15. Life on Land
Transparent company disclosure on genetic resources

Target 14: By 2030, ensure that all companies transparently disclose profits from the use of genetic resources and potential risks to ecosystems, and implement effective risk mitigation systems while ensuring fair benefit-sharing with communities.

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12. Responsible Consumption and Production9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Conservation of biodiversity-rich ecosystems

Target 3 : By 2030, 20 % of biodiversity-rich ecosystems should be conserved and managed under effective and interconnected terrestrial and marine protected areas with joint management systems, where local communities play an active role in conserving and managing existing protected areas.

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12. Responsible Consumption and Production2. Zero Hunger6. Clean Water and Sanitation15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water11. Sustainable Cities and Communities
Integrating biodiversity in NDC and enhance resilince

Target 8: By 2030, Integrate biodiversity within the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) for 2025-2030 by increasing the capacity of ecosystems to absorb greenhouse gas emissions through the restoration of at least 15% of degraded ecosystems (wetlands, mangroves, forests, and terraces). This contributes to mitigating and adapting to climate change and combating desertification, as well as fo...

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14. Life Below Water13. Climate Action
Preventing species extinction

Target 4: Take urgent measures to prevent extinction caused by human activities, natural factors, and climate changes for threatened species, and restore and conserve species to significantly reduce the risk of extinction. Additionally, preserve and restore genetic diversity within native, wild, and domesticated species communities. By 2030, list all endangered species under the Convention on Inte...

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2. Zero Hunger15. Life on Land
Ecosystem-based approaches in agriculture

Target 10: By 2030, implement ecosystem-based approaches in all agricultural systems (agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, and forestry) to ensure sustainable and safe food production in the future, conserve and restore biodiversity, maintain ecosystem services, including pastures and ensure that food production does not degrade due to ecosystem degradation.

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1. No Poverty2. Zero Hunger15. Life on Land14. Life Below Water12. Responsible Consumption and Production
Representation of women, youth, and vulnerable groups

Target 19: By 2030, ensure fair and reasonable representation of women, youth, and vulnerable groups in committees, working groups, and departments whose primary mission is biodiversity management. Adopt a gender-responsive approach to ensure the effective participation of women, vulnerable groups, marginalized communities, and youth in achieving national and international biodiversity Targets, pr...

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14. Life Below Water1. No Poverty16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions10. Reduced Inequality5. Gender Equality
Restoration of priority degraded ecosystems

Target 11: By 2030, restore 20 % of priority degraded ecosystems to enhance the flow of ecosystem services to support community livelihoods and the national economy, including providing disaster risk reduction services. Restore and protect aquatic ecosystems to increase their capacity to sustainably provide water services to about 80% of Yemen's population by 2050.

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15. Life on Land1. No Poverty
Sustainable species harvest rates

Target 5: By 2030, ensure harvest rates of all species are at or below the maximum sustainable yield to guarantee the conservation of all species and reduce illegal trade of species by 20 %.

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12. Responsible Consumption and Production15. Life on Land9. Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure14. Life Below Water
 

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Soqotra Heritage Project: building local capacities for the protection of the unique cultural and natural heritage of Socotra

This solution focuses on the Soqotra Heritage Project, a multidisciplinary programme addressing the needs of tangible and intangible cultural heritage on Soqotra, one of the most unique island ecosyst...

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Biodiversity Learning Platform

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It is the first global agreement to cover al...

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Resilient and sustainable livelihoods for rural Yemen

Biodiversity is the variability among Earth’s terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms, as well as the ecosystems of which they are part. Biodiversity is crucial to the future of all life on the ...

Climate Change and Biodiversity23 Mar 2020
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Establishment of the CEE Regional Network of Laboratories for Detection of LMOs and the Centers of Excellence

Sampling, detection and identification of living modified organisms (LMOs) is a cross-cutting and broad reaching activity that supports the implementation of Article 18 of the Cartagena Protocol on B...

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Distribution of the European bird species as derived from Article 12, Birds Directive 2009/147/EC reporting for the period 2013-2018. The dataset contains gridded birds distribution data (10 km grid c...

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