SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND

WHY?

WHAT CAN WE DO?

Recycle

Consume only what we need

Limiting energy usage

Take part in ecotourism

GOALS

To halt and reverse land degradation

To sustainably manage forests

To combat desertification

To halt biodiversity loss

IMPACT

Erosion of arable lands

Land degradation

Loss of grasslands, savannas, temperate forests and tropical forests

Because forests sustain us

Food, air, and water supply

Home to animals, plants and insects

Recreation and mental well-being

Because terrestrial ecosystems provide us with

Jobs

Livelihoods

Fuel

Food

Medicine

Because terrestrial ecosystems underpin economic sectors

Agriculture

Forestry

Energy

Extractives

Tourism

Transport

Trade

RESOURCES