Ecosystems on land provide important ecosystem services. They are to be conserved, restored and used sustainably.

By 2020, threatened species are to be protected and their extinction prevented. Poaching and trade in protected plant and animal species should be stopped.

Local development and poverty reduction must not be at the expense of ecosystems and biodiversity. Attractive legal income opportunities offer good protection against poaching and trade in protected species.

Funding for the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems should be increased.

Current situation:

Worldwide: A quarter of all mammal species are threatened with extinction.

(Ourworldindata.org: What percentage of species are threatened with extinction?).

Switzerland: Almost 40 % of breeding bird species in Switzerland are endangered.(Vogelwarte Sempach: Brutvogelbestände der Schweiz)