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Life on land - Goal 15

Indicator 15.8.1: Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species
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Target name

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
Target number

15.8
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

2
UN custodian agency

IUCN
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