Updated National Strategy for the Protection of Biodiversity to 2020. Country/Territory Slovakia Document type Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government of Slovak Republic. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural development Sustainable development Disasters Climate change Institution Enforcement/compliance Monitoring Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Eastern Europe, Europe, EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA, European Union Countries Entry into force notes 1997-2020 Abstract Updated National Strategy for the Protection of Biodiversity to 2020 is a national sectoral strategy of the Slovak Republic for the period 1997-2020. Its main objective is to halt the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystems and their services in the Slovak Republic by 2020, ensure the restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems in an appropriate extent and increase our contribution to averting the loss of biodiversity at the global level. Full text English