No single biodiversity theme is fully on track — Tools & Solutions falls furthest behind
Number of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets by progress level and thematic cluster. The 2026 review has found that only one of 23 global biodiversity targets is on track
8
targets rated Red or Orange — critically insufficient progress
1
target rated Green — climate resilience (Target 8)
On track (75–100%)
Good progress (50–75%)
Insufficient (25–50%)
Critical gap (0–25%)
Tools & Solutions — the cluster covering finance, business disclosure, and gender equity — carries 10 of the 23 targets and three of the four rated as critically off-track. But the underlying data show a systemic failure: even the best-performing cluster, Reducing Threats, has just one target rated on track, meaning nature is losing ground across every dimension of the Kunming-Montreal framework.
All 23 targets at a glance
Reducing Threats to Biodiversity (Targets 1–8)
T1
Plan and manage all areas
50–75%
T2
Restore 30% of degraded ecosystems
50–75%
T3
Conserve land, water and seas (30×30)
25–50%
T4
Halt species extinctions & protect genetic diversity
25–50%
T5
Sustainable harvest and trade of wild species
50–75%
T6
Reduce introduction and impact of invasive alien species
25–50%
T7
Reduce pollution risks and negative impacts
50–75%
T8
Minimise climate change impacts and build resilience
75–100%
Sustainable Use & Benefit-Sharing (Targets 9–13)
T9
Manage wild species sustainably for human benefits
25–50%
T10
Sustainable productive sectors (agriculture, forestry, fisheries)
50–75%
T11
Restore, maintain and enhance nature's contributions to people
50–75%
T12
Enhance green and blue spaces in urban areas
25–50%
T13
Increase benefit-sharing from genetic resources & DSI
50–75%
Tools & Solutions (Targets 14–23)
T14
Mainstream biodiversity into policies and decision-making
25–50%
T15
Businesses assess and disclose biodiversity risks & impacts
25–50%
T16
Enable sustainable consumption & waste reduction
25–50%
T17
Strengthen biosafety & biotechnology management
25–50%
T18
Reduce harmful incentives & scale up positive incentives
0–25%
T19
Mobilise biodiversity finance ($200B/yr & $20B/yr ODA)
0–25%
T20
Strengthen capacity-building & technical cooperation
50–75%
T21
Ensure knowledge & data availability for decision-making
50–75%
T22
Ensure participation in decision-making & access to justice
25–50%
T23
Ensure gender equality in biodiversity governance
0–25%
Daily Maverick · Source: Convention on Biological Diversity, Global review of collective progress in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
