This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.
| Indicator available |
Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and tax revenue from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments |
|---|---|
| Indicator description |
Total Official Development Assistance flows to developing countries quantify the public effort that donors provide to developing countries for biodiversity Economic policy instruments can either generate revenue (e.g. biodiversity-relevant taxes) or mobilise finance directly for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use (e.g. biodiversity-relevant fees and charges, positive subsidies, PES and offsets) which is finance mobilised at domestic level. |
| Geographical coverage |
United Kingdom |
| Unit of measurement |
GPB (£ Millions), USD ($ Millions) |
| Definitions |
Sub-indicator a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity This sub-indicator is represented by series option "Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient countries". Official Development Assistance (ODA) - Resource flows to developing countries and multilateral organisations provided by official agencies (e.g. the UK Government) or their executive agencies. Each transaction is administered for the promotion of the economic development and welfare of developing countries as its primary objective and is concessional in character. More information on ODA can be found on the OECD website. ODA recipients are broken down in groups according to their Gross National Income (GNI) per capita. Country income classification - The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) list of countries eligible to receive ODA is based on Gross National Income per capita as published by the World Bank. All low and middle income countries are included, with the exception of G8 members, EU members, and countries with a firm date for entry into the EU. The list also includes all Least Developed Countries (LDCs) as defined by the United Nations (UN). LDCs - Least Developed Countries LMICs - Lower Middle Income Countries UMICs - Upper Middle Income Countries Other LICs - Other Low Income Countries Unspecified - ODA that cannot be allocated to a single country Sub-indicator b) Revenue generated and finance mobilised from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments This sub-indicator is represented by series options "Tax revenue from biodiversity-relevant taxes". Biodiversity- relevant taxes - Revenue raised from taxes and auctioning of tradable permits directed at biodiversity. |
| Available disaggregations |
Recipient country income classification for total official development assistance (ODA) for biodiversity . |
| Calculations |
Sub-indicator a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity Values given are the sum of all UK amount extended (gross) ODA in a target year that have a SectorPurposeCode (CRScode) = 41030. This code relates to ODA flows that have biodiversity as a principal objective. The underlying data can be found in the "Data underlying the SID publication" dataset available from the link in the Sources tab (Source 1)
Sub-indicator b) Revenue generated and finance mobilised from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments No calculations were required as data are available straight from the OECD database (Source 2). |
| Other information |
Sub-indicator a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity This is currently a proxy indicator because the UN metadata (see Global metadata tab) require that the biodiversity spend calculation is based on the Rio marker for biodiversity. Here we use only the CRS code for biodiversity from the SID data, which may lead to an under-estimation. We are working on supplying more accurate figures. Sub-indicator b) Revenue generated and finance mobilised from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments Other environmentally related tax revenue are available from the source, in addition to more units and details about the available dataset. Further information on taxes and the associated tax revenue is available on the OECD Policy Instruments for the Environment (PINE) database. Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts. |
| Data last updated | 22 June 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | 22 June 2023 |