Aichi Target 5:By 2020, the rate of loss of all natural habitats, including forests, is at least halved and where feasib

The choice and development and adoption of the Aichi Target 5 as a national target is to focus on reducing habitat loss and associated degradation and fragmentation of biodiversity resources. This is a crucial step in halting degradation through protection and maintenance of biodiversity and related ecosystem services vital to human wellbeing. The achievement of the target requires the assessment of the current status of the ecosystem degradation, understand the main drivers of degradation, and suggest alternative measures for reducing the degradation process in the future through land-use planning, integration of biodiversity into key production and development sectors, and increased land and water protection.