SDG GOAL 15 — LIFE ON LAND
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss
The Targets
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
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
Resources
- Metadata compilation for Goal 15 - as of March 28, 2016.
2. Presentations on Goal 15 Indicators at the 3rd Meeting of the IAEG-SDG
3. United Nations Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, from the Department of Economic and Social Affairs
4. The Sustainable Development Goals Fund
5. United Nations Environment Programme — Ecosystem Management
6. Convention on Biological Diversity
- UN convention signed in 1992 by 150 member states. Promotes nature and human well-being, with an emphasis on biological diversity both in water and on land.
7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations- Forestry
- The UNFAO is the UN agency focusing on food security, all forms of agriculture, nutrition and sustainability, among other subject. The forestry division of the UNFAO will provide data informing Goal 15.
8. The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
9. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
10. International Union for Conservation of Nature
- the IUCN is one of the data collection agencies for Goal 15, and is dedicated to conserving nature globally.
11. Bird Life International
- Global partnership of independent organizations that focus on bird insight to act for nature and people, creating global solutions. One of the data- gathering organizations for Goal 15.
11. The International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
- Recognizes the diversity of crops, and establishes a global system to provide farmers and scientists with access to plant genetic materials.
