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7. Annexes
7.1 Criteria for target and indicator selection
Criteria 1: Targets that have strong linkages
to the so ioe o o i de elop e t age da of lea i g o o e ehi d a d dig it fo all – targets must ensure that everyone benefit from
minimum environmental, social and economic safeguards including poverty eradication and access to sustainable livelihoods, basic services and a clean and healthy
environment
Criteria 2: Targets that increa
se p ospe it a d e uit hile sta i g ithi the ea th s safe ope ati g spa e , that decouple socioeconomic development from depletion of
resources and irreversible changes in the global environment, and that are respectful of both ecological and social life supporting systems e.g. solutions through resource
efficiency, inclusive greening economies, sustainable consumption, sustainable production, equitable access to natural resources, justice and rule of law
Criteria 3: Targets that promote investment in the natural, human and social, and built-capital to
eate the spa e a d esilie e to a hie e sustai a le de elop e t, thus eeti g the needs of current generations, and ensuring intergenerational equity e.g. through
ecological restoration, investing in indigenous knowledge and education for sustainable development, enhancing innovation, access to information, and resilience to social,
economic and environmental shocks and disasters
Criteria 4: Targets that take into account current commitments such as internationally agreed global
environmental goals and targets, and use current goals and targets as the g ou d
floo fo e goals a d targets to avoid regression; andor incorporate those that are showing slow progress
Criteria 5: Targets that are scientifically credible and verifiable and should be based on the best
scientific understanding and supported by the scientific community
Criteria 6: Progress on the targets must be trackable and should be backed up by specific and
measurable targets and indicators, or their measurement should be feasible in the future.
Provided by UNEP to IISD and CSIRO.
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7.2 Overview of the key contributions of SCP to the thematic areas of the Rio+20 outcome