Republic of Cyprus Second Voluntary National Report - Sustainable development goals

100 DEVELOPMENT IN NUMBERS VNR 2017 VNR 2020 2017-2020 Growth SDG15 – LIFE ON LAND OVERALL IMPLEMENTATION LEVEL (%) 81.64 84.66 3.70% Share of Forest Area (% of total land area) 23.2 22.4 -3.4% Estimated Soil Erosion by Water - Area Affected - Erosion Rate of More 10 Tonnes/Hectare Annually (%) 6.1 6.5 6.6% Surface of Terrestrial Sites Designated Under Natura 2000 (% of terrestrial protected area) 28.0 29.0 3.6% Note: Green shows an improvement of the indicator, while red shows a decline in progress. White colour shows a stable performance