As for Cyprus, the country has made progress and has performed better than the EU average in terms of reducing poverty and social exclusion (SDG 1), protecting life on land (SDG 15) and the health and well-being sectors (SDG 3).
Cyprus[/B] has made progress but is below the EU average in relation to most of the other sustainable development goals, with the exception of responsible consumption and production (SDG 12) and cooperation to achieve the goals (SDG 17) where no progress has been made and Cyprus remains below the EU average.
At the same time, in terms of reducing inequalities, Cyprus is moving away from achieving the target of reducing inequalities (SDG 10), but remains above the EU average.
As stated in a related press release for the report entitled "Sustainable development in the European Union - 2022 monitoring report on progress towards the SDGs in an EU context", the EU continued to make the most progress in promoting peace and personal security on its territory, improving access to justice, as well as trust in institutions (SDG 16).
In particular, it adds, the percentage of the EU population reporting crime, violence and vandalism in their neighbourhood decreased from 13.2% in 2015 to 10.9% in 2020. Moreover, the percentage of the EU population that considers that the justice system in their country is sufficiently independent increased by 4 percentage points between 2016 and 2021 (from 50% to 54%).
Significant progress was also made on the objectives of reducing poverty and social exclusion (SDG 1), the economy and labour market (SDG 8), clean and affordable energy (SDG 7), and innovation and infrastructure (SDG 9).
Progress towards the targets in the areas of health and well-being (SDG 3), life on water (SDG 14), gender equality (SDG 5), sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), reducing inequalities (SDG 10), responsible consumption and production (SDG 12), quality education (SDG 4), climate action (SDG 13) and zero hunger (SDG 2) were moderate.
The overall assessment of the EU's progress on cooperation (SDG 17) and clean water and sanitation (SDG 6) was neutral, meaning that these areas were characterised by almost the same degree of sustainable and unsustainable development.
Finally, the last five years have seen a slight departure from the corresponding Sustainable Development Goals for terrestrial life (SDG 15), demonstrating that ecosystems and biodiversity are still under pressure from human activity.
Although both forest areas and terrestrial protected areas in the EU have increased slightly, the pressure on biodiversity has continued to intensify. For example, the occurrence of common bird species is an indicator of biodiversity because many of these species need specific habitats to breed and feed. These habitats are often home to many endangered plant and animal species. Since 2000, the population of common bird species is estimated to have declined by 10%. However, after several years of decline, it appears that their population has begun to stabilize.
Source: CNA
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