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Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Targets
14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution
14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels
14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics
14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation3
14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to small island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism
14.a Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
14.b Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets
14.c Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of “The future we want”
National set of indicators for monitoring progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goal 14
| Indicator ID | Indicator name | Source | Unit of measure | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14.7.U.167 | Sustainable fisheries as a proportion of GDP in small island developing States, least developed countries and all countries | UN Global database | The indicator measure the value added of sustainable marine capture fisheries as a percentage of GDP. | 0.01 | x | 0.01 | x | 0.01 | x | 0 | x | x |
| 14.b.U.168 | Degree of application of a legal/regulatory/policy/institutional framework which recognizes and protects access rights for small-scale fisheries | UN Global database | Degree of implementation of frameworks which recognize and protect access rights for small-scale fisheries, categorized into 5 bands | x | x | x | 4 | x | 4 | x | 5 | x |
| 14.1.E.169 | Marine waters affected by eutrophication | Eurostat | % | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.1.U.170 | Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the beach | UN Global database | % | . | . | 56.25 | 83.23 | 69.94 | 83.15 | 65.93 | . | . |
| 14.1.U.171 | Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends in the ocean | UN Global database | % | . | . | 43.75 | 17.37 | 30.64 | 16.85 | 34.07 | . | . |
| 14.1.N.172 | Share of marine habitats of conservation importance, assessed in a favourable nature conservation status, compared to all reported under Art. 17 of the Habitats Directive | Ministry of Environment and Water | % | 0 | ||||||||
| 14.1.N.173 | Share of the species of conservation importance, assessed in a favourable conservation status, compared to all reported under Art. 17 of the Habitats Directive in the Black Sea maritime region of the country | Ministry of Environment and Water | % | 0 | ||||||||
| 14.0.E.174 | Fishing fleet, total tonnage | Eurostat | Thousand tonnes | 6.366 | 6.176 | 6.081 | 6.079 | 6.027 | 5.997 | 5.992 | 5.869 | 5 847 |
| 14.0.E.175 | Bathing sites with excellent water quality: | Eurostat | ||||||||||
| 14.0.E.175.1 | Bathing sites with excellent water quality - coastal | Eurostat | % | 70.0 | 63.3 | 45.1 | 53.9 | 67.0 | 63.0 | 89.1 | 92.4 | 94.6 |
| 14.0.E.175.2 | Bathing sites with excellent water quality - inland | Eurostat | % | 100 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| 14.5.E.176 | Surface of the marine protected areas | Eurostat | % | x | 8.1 | x | x | 8.1 | x | 8.0 | ||
| 14.5.U.177 | Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas | UN Global database | % | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 | 99.65203 |
| 14.a.U.178 | National ocean science expenditure as a share of total research and development funding | UN Global database | % | 0.04895 | 0.05712 | 0.06366 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
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Country: Bulgaria
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
