UN Environment is the custodian or joint custodian for 26 Sustainable Development Goal indicators. The below indicators are the indicators for which UN Environment is the custodian. Each indicator is linked to current metadata, if metadata exists, for the indicator. If the methodology and metadata are still being developed then the indicator is linked to the work plan for the indicator (marked with *).
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* 12.1.1 Number of countries with sustainable consumption and production (SCP) national action plans or SCP mainstreamed as a priority or a target into national policies
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12.2.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
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12.2.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP
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12.3.1 Global food loss index
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12.4.1 Number of parties to international multilateral environmental agreements on hazardous waste, and other chemicals that meet their commitments and obligations in transmitting information as required by each relevant agreement
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* 12.4.2 Hazardous waste generated per capita and proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment
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* 12.5.1 National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
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* 12.6.1 Number of companies publishing sustainability reports
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* 12.7.1 Number of countries implementing sustainable public procurement policies and action plans
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12.a.1 Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies
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12.c.1 Amount of fossil-fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption) and as a proportion of total national expenditure on fossil fuels
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* 14.1.1 Index of coastal eutrophication and floating plastic debris density
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* 14.2.1 Proportion of national exclusive economic zones managed using ecosystem-based approaches
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14.5.1 Coverage of protected areas in relation to marine areas
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15.1.2 Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type
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15.4.1 Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity
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* 15.9.1 Progress towards national targets established in accordance with Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
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* 17.14.1 Number of countries with mechanisms in place to enhance policy coherence of sustainable development
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17.7.1 Total amount of approved funding for developing countries to promote the development, transfer, dissemination and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
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* 6.3.2 Proportion of bodies of water with good ambient water quality
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6.5.1 Degree of integrated water resources management implementation (0-100)
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* 6.6.1 Change in the extent of water-related ecosystems over time
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6.a.1 Amount of water- and sanitation related official development assistance that is part of a government-coordinated spending plan
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6.b.1 Proportion of local administrative units with established and operational policies and procedures for participation of local communities in water and sanitation management
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8.4.1 Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP
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8.4.2 Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP