National Target
National Target 9: Implementation of prevention and eradication programs for invasive alien species (IAS)
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Referring to the IBSAP 2015-2020, one of the threats to the preservation of biodiversity is the presence of IAS which can change natural ecosystems and cause degradation and even habitat loss. The introduction of IAS into the ecosystem may occur, naturally and unnaturally, through human activities including trade and transportation nationally and internationally. Given that the IAS are a cross-cutting issue, cross-sector collaboration and specific regulations are needed in the management of IAS to protect biodiversity. In addition, it is also necessary to compile a comprehensive reference for relevant sectors in the form of the National Strategy and Management Action Plan for IAS so that the management of IAS will be carried out more precisely, effectively and efficiently by each sector in accordance with its authority, while maintaining coordination and integration nationally to bring .positive impact to the environment, health, as well as social and economic aspects of society, at both local and national level
The formulation of National Targets was carried out in a participatory manner through (1) evaluation and mapping of suitability and implementation of the IBSAP 2003-2020; (2) as a whole, formulating action plans and programs for achieving national and global targets by updating data and information regarding the current status of Indonesian biodiversity and key documents such as the National Medium-Term Development Plan 2015-2019 and Government Work Plan in 2015 which are published by five Ministries/Government institutions, i.e. the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Forestry (since January 2015, both ministries have merged and became the Ministry of Environment and Forestry), the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI); and (3) consultations, as the results of identification of national targets along with the action plans and programs, with relevant biodiversity experts, biodiversity managers in Ministries/Agencies, Regional Governments, private sector/biodiversity actors, and civil society organizations through various workshops, seminars, focus group discussions during the period 2013 - 2014 at the national level and some in the regional level (KemenPPN/BAPPENAS, 2016, pp. 17-19).
