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Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss.
Global trends underscore persistent challenges to biodiversity and forests, despite their critical roles as planetary life-support systems. Global forest area continues to decline, primarily due to agricultural expansion, despite notable progress in sustainable forest management. Alarmingly, species are silently becoming extinct, the protection of key biodiversity areas has stalled and global illicit wildlife trafficking has steadily increased, posing serious threats to biodiversity and the benefits it provides to people.
Efforts are under way to tackle these challenges, with countries advancing implementation of access and benefit-sharing instruments and integrating biodiversity values into national accounting systems. There’s also a growing global commitment to biodiversity conservation, reflected in increased funding and the adoption of the KunmingMontreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Urgent action is imperative. Addressing pressing environmental challenges and their underlying drivers and interconnections – including climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, desertification and deforestation – demands intensified, accelerated efforts, and a comprehensive and integrated approach at local, national and global levels.
| Target | Description |
|---|---|
| 15.1 |
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements. |
| 15.2 |
By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally. |
| 15.3 |
By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world. |
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15.4 |
By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development. |
| 15.5 |
Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species. |
| 15.6 |
Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed. |
| 15.7 |
Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products. |
| 15.8 |
By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species. |
| 15.9 |
By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts. |
| 15.a |
Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems. |
| 15.b |
Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation. |
| 15.c |
Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities. |
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Here are some suggestions from The Global Goals for things you can do to engage with this goal.
Reduce your use of paper.
Avoid printing and substitute electronic devices or carriers.
Don't shop for pets!
Visit your local animal shelter and adopt and animal there.
Don't buy products tested on animals.
Check the labels on the products you buy.
Recycle paper, glass, plastic, metal, and old electronics.
Compost.
Composting food scraps can reduce climate impact while also recycling nutrients.
Clean your local parks and forests.
Organize your own or join an existing clean-up event to sustain the ecosystem of your local green space.
Don't use pesticides.
To protect and sustain the quality of soil, don't use chemicals while growing plants.
Volunteer with street animal organizations or shelters.
Help to sustain diversity and save lives of animal species by volunteering in organizations helping these pets as well as endangered species.
