Conserve, restore and promote biodiversity and ecosystem services.
ACTIONS FOR Ipieca
Level of potential impact on the SDGs L Low M Medium H High Timeframe S 1–3 yrs M 4–6 yrs L 7–9 yrs
Impact pathways |
Priority SDG targets* |
Level of potential impact on the SDGs |
Timeframe |
36. |
Lead the engagement with UN agencies (UNEP, UNCBD) and other stakeholders to support international progress on biodiversity, water and air quality. |
14.2 15.1 15.A 15.B |
M |
S |
37. |
Continue to promote within the oil and gas sector, and beyond, the application of the mitigation hierarchy17 in managing impacts on marine and terrestrial environments. |
15.1 15.2 15.5 |
M |
M |
38. |
Leverage member expertise and collaborate with external stakeholders to develop good practices on nature-based solutions (NbS) – including working with well-established platforms. |
14.2 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.5 |
M |
L |
39. |
Co-develop sector guidance with stakeholders on how to implement effective strategies to measure sector and company progress on avoiding and minimising impacts to biodiversity and ecosystem services, e.g. update guidance on how to develop biodiversity action plans (BAPs) to include latest developments in scientific knowledge, technology, policies, regulations and nature positive. |
12.6 14.2 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.5 |
H |
S-M |
40. |
Leverage connections with other expert groups around developing company strategies for restoration, which may include the management and conservation of forests, to avoid deforestation and land-use change, and to plan restoration. |
14.2 15.1 15.2 15.5 |
M |
M |
41. |
Encourage knowledge sharing and develop sector guidance for conservation of key ecosystems that support climate adaptation and increase resilience (e.g., carbon-storage ecosystems, forests and watersheds) in partnership with other organizations such as conservation NGOs. |
13.1 14.2 15.1 15.2 15.3 |
H |
L |
42. |
Develop the Ipieca-API-IOGP Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry to include metrics focused on biodiversity (such as the biodiversity indicators for site-based impacts). |
12.6 13.2 |
H |
M |
43. |
Enable consistency in reporting ENV-4 (protected and priority areas for biodiversity conservation) by developing guidance for protected or sensitive areas and biodiversity reporting. |
12.6 14.2 15.1 |
M |
S |
44. |
Promote and facilitate discussion within the oil and gas sector and beyond around the UNGC Sustainable Ocean Principles and associated guidance documents. |
14.1 14.2 14.3 16.7 16.10 |
H |
S |
45. |
Promote and contribute to the development and implementation of marine spatial strategies to encourage concerted management of the rights of the different users. |
14.2 14.C |
M |
L |
46. |
Develop guidance on how to operate in or near protected areas. |
14.2 15.1 |
M |
S |
47. |
Develop a marine biodiversity and ecosystem services baseline good practice guidance document. |
14.2 |
M |
S |
48. |
Provide guidance and peer learning to enable the oil and gas industry to identify water risks and provide a framework for watershed level management. |
6.3 6.4 6.6 |
H |
S |
OPTIONS FOR OIL AND GAS COMPANIES
Level of potential impact on the SDGs L Low M Medium H High Timeframe S 1–3 yrs M 4–6 yrs L 7–9 yrs
Impact pathways |
Priority SDG targets* |
Level of potential impact on the SDGs |
Timeframe |
49. |
Implement environmental management practices that incorporate the mitigation hierarchy to promote biodiversity and ecosystem services, with a focus on critical ecosystems and protected areas. |
14.2 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.5 |
H |
L |
50. |
Develop a holistic approach to environmental management that takes into consideration direct, indirect and cumulative impacts - such as on ecosystem services - across the project lifecycle. |
6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.B 12.2 14.1 14.2 12.2 15.1 |
M |
S |
51. |
Adopt water stewardship strategies that include collaboration around integrated water resources management, local participation in the collective management of water particularly in areas of water scarcity, and improvement of water quality and re-use of water, where feasible to reduce usage of fresh water. |
6.1 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.B 12.2 14.1 14.2 15.1 |
L |
M |
52. |
Share relevant marine environmental data (e.g. environmental baseline, monitoring studies, seismic data, EIA), for use in public or private online databases, (e.g. UNEP-WCMC and Global Biodiversity Information Facility [GBIF]), or country specific databases and collaborate with research institutions on the UN Decade of Ocean Science. |
14.A |
M |
M |
53. |
Contribute to sustainable shipping practices throughout the value chain (e.g. through compliance with IMO/MARPOL requirements such as development and application of strict ballast water management practices and adoption of lower sulphur and alternative marine fuels for improved air quality). |
12.4 14.1 14.2 |
M |
M |
54. |
Finance joint industry projects related to sustainable ocean management (e.g. IOGP and eDNA JIP). |
14.2 |
M |
M |