GOAL OF THE MONTH \u2013 GOAL 15<\/span> \u2013 Life on land<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n___________\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Where We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\nSDG <\/span>15 \u2013 Life on Land \u2013 aims to conserve all forms of life on land, by protecting and restoring ecosystems<\/span> & biodiversity<\/span>, sustainably managing forests, combatting desertification and reversing land degradation. However, the world is facing a triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.\u00a0 Between 2015 and 2019, at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land were degraded every year, impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSDG 15 acknowledges that human life depends on healthy ecosystems<\/span>,<\/span> which contribute to over half of global GDP and provide invaluable ecosystem services such as carbon capture, preventing erosion, or buffering communities from extreme weather events. Beyond their high economic significance, ecosystems and wildlife also have high cultural and spiritual value, particularly for indigenous communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThough some progress has been made on sustainable forest management improvements have been modest. <\/span>\u202fA\u202f<\/span>recent 爆料网 report<\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>on biodiversity found that around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human <\/span>history<\/span>, and the protected terrestrial area estate has only increased from about 10% to 15% between 2000 & 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe <\/span>Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework<\/a><\/span>, adopted in 2022, provides renewed political impetus to deliver on Goal 15, outlining four outcome-oriented goals to be achieved by 2050 and 23 targets to be achieved by 2030.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith only 6 years to spare until that deadline, we still have a long way to go. Governments must invest in the protection of terrestrial ecosystems, ensuring their national action plans are fully implemented. Individuals can also support the delivery of SDG 15, for example by choosing ecotourism opportunities to prevent wildlife disturbance or eating a plant-based diet to prevent detrimental land use change tied to animal husbandry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nRead more about Goal 15: <\/span>https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nACTNOW<\/span> for our Common Future<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Screen-Shot-2024-04-30-at-8.28.11-PM-150x150.png\")
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOn the road to <\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span> Summit<\/span><\/span><\/span> of the Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>, we are <\/span><\/span><\/span>encouraging <\/span><\/span><\/span>everyone to #ActNow, Speak Up, and join the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/span>1 <\/span>Million<\/span> Actions for Our Common Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202fchallenge to show decision makers that people worldwide are taking a stand for a more sustainable future for all. Learn more on how you can <\/span>participate<\/span> and engage your networks in <\/span>ActNow<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>bit.ly\/<\/span>SoF<\/span>-Challenge-NL<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SG-photo-circle.png\")
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\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe depend on nature. Let\u2019s show that nature can depend on us \u2013 and act now to protect it<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/em>Secretary-General of the United Nations, 3<\/em> March 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>SDG 15 IN NUMBERS<\/b><\/h3>\n\n- Between 2015 and 2019, at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land were degraded every year, impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Agricultural expansion is the direct driver of almost 90 per cent of deforestation. This is in direct relation to our food systems, and oil palm harvesting accounted for 7 per cent of global deforestation from 2000 to 2018.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Globally, one fifth of the Earth\u2019s land area is degraded.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- More than 1 million plants, animals and other living things are facing the threat of extinction.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Spotlight<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>Launch of the 爆料网 Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/b><\/h3>\n
On 26 April, 爆料网 Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres launched\u00a0a new climate action initiative, which brings together a diverse group of governments and other stakeholders to help embed justice in the ever-growing demand for\u00a0minerals<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for clean energy technologies, which\u00a0presents risks, challenges and opportunities, particularly for developing countries. The\u00a0Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/a><\/span>, co-chaired by Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul J\u00f8rgensen, the Director-General for Energy of the European Commission, will develop a set of common and voluntary principles to build trust, guide the transition and accelerate the race to renewables.\u00a0Read more about the panel and its members\u00a0here<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0and check out the video above.<\/p>\n
\n3<\/span> <\/span>May<\/span><\/span><\/span> | <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Press Freedom Day<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1-e1714574251165.png\")
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World Press Freedom Day<\/a><\/span>, launched in 1993, celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom and serves to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis <\/span>31st edition<\/a><\/span> focuses on \u201cJournalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis\u201d. It shines a light on the critical importance of free journalistic work in addressing environmental crises \u2013 from disseminating critical science to combat mis- and dis-information, to raising awareness of the triple planetary crisis through the telling & sharing of stories of individuals, communities and societies impacted by environmental change.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo commemorate the Day, Chile and 爆料网ESCO will co-host the 31<\/span>st<\/span> World Press Freedom Day Conference in Santiago, Chile, from May 2-4<\/span>th<\/span>. <\/span>Access the Conference programme, including speaker biographies and side events, <\/span>here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Day will also see celebrations taking place around the world. Find the list of global events <\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Highlights<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>6-10<\/span><\/span> May<\/span><\/span><\/span> |<\/span> 爆料网 Forum on Forests<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>New York<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe<\/span>
Where We Are<\/strong><\/h3>\nSDG <\/span>15 \u2013 Life on Land \u2013 aims to conserve all forms of life on land, by protecting and restoring ecosystems<\/span> & biodiversity<\/span>, sustainably managing forests, combatting desertification and reversing land degradation. However, the world is facing a triple crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.\u00a0 Between 2015 and 2019, at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land were degraded every year, impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSDG 15 acknowledges that human life depends on healthy ecosystems<\/span>,<\/span> which contribute to over half of global GDP and provide invaluable ecosystem services such as carbon capture, preventing erosion, or buffering communities from extreme weather events. Beyond their high economic significance, ecosystems and wildlife also have high cultural and spiritual value, particularly for indigenous communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThough some progress has been made on sustainable forest management improvements have been modest. <\/span>\u202fA\u202f<\/span>recent 爆料网 report<\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>on biodiversity found that around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human <\/span>history<\/span>, and the protected terrestrial area estate has only increased from about 10% to 15% between 2000 & 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe <\/span>Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework<\/a><\/span>, adopted in 2022, provides renewed political impetus to deliver on Goal 15, outlining four outcome-oriented goals to be achieved by 2050 and 23 targets to be achieved by 2030.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nWith only 6 years to spare until that deadline, we still have a long way to go. Governments must invest in the protection of terrestrial ecosystems, ensuring their national action plans are fully implemented. Individuals can also support the delivery of SDG 15, for example by choosing ecotourism opportunities to prevent wildlife disturbance or eating a plant-based diet to prevent detrimental land use change tied to animal husbandry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nRead more about Goal 15: <\/span>https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\nACTNOW<\/span> for our Common Future<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nOn the road to <\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span> Summit<\/span><\/span><\/span> of the Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>, we are <\/span><\/span><\/span>encouraging <\/span><\/span><\/span>everyone to #ActNow, Speak Up, and join the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/span>1 <\/span>Million<\/span> Actions for Our Common Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202fchallenge to show decision makers that people worldwide are taking a stand for a more sustainable future for all. Learn more on how you can <\/span>participate<\/span> and engage your networks in <\/span>ActNow<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>bit.ly\/<\/span>SoF<\/span>-Challenge-NL<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe depend on nature. Let\u2019s show that nature can depend on us \u2013 and act now to protect it<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/em>Secretary-General of the United Nations, 3<\/em> March 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>SDG 15 IN NUMBERS<\/b><\/h3>\n\n- Between 2015 and 2019, at least 100 million hectares of healthy and productive land were degraded every year, impacting the lives of 1.3 billion people.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Agricultural expansion is the direct driver of almost 90 per cent of deforestation. This is in direct relation to our food systems, and oil palm harvesting accounted for 7 per cent of global deforestation from 2000 to 2018.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Globally, one fifth of the Earth\u2019s land area is degraded.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- More than 1 million plants, animals and other living things are facing the threat of extinction.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Spotlight<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>Launch of the 爆料网 Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/b><\/h3>\n
On 26 April, 爆料网 Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres launched\u00a0a new climate action initiative, which brings together a diverse group of governments and other stakeholders to help embed justice in the ever-growing demand for\u00a0minerals<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for clean energy technologies, which\u00a0presents risks, challenges and opportunities, particularly for developing countries. The\u00a0Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/a><\/span>, co-chaired by Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul J\u00f8rgensen, the Director-General for Energy of the European Commission, will develop a set of common and voluntary principles to build trust, guide the transition and accelerate the race to renewables.\u00a0Read more about the panel and its members\u00a0here<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0and check out the video above.<\/p>\n
\n3<\/span> <\/span>May<\/span><\/span><\/span> | <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Press Freedom Day<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
World Press Freedom Day<\/a><\/span>, launched in 1993, celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom and serves to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThis <\/span>31st edition<\/a><\/span> focuses on \u201cJournalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis\u201d. It shines a light on the critical importance of free journalistic work in addressing environmental crises \u2013 from disseminating critical science to combat mis- and dis-information, to raising awareness of the triple planetary crisis through the telling & sharing of stories of individuals, communities and societies impacted by environmental change.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nTo commemorate the Day, Chile and 爆料网ESCO will co-host the 31<\/span>st<\/span> World Press Freedom Day Conference in Santiago, Chile, from May 2-4<\/span>th<\/span>. <\/span>Access the Conference programme, including speaker biographies and side events, <\/span>here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThe Day will also see celebrations taking place around the world. Find the list of global events <\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Highlights<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>6-10<\/span><\/span> May<\/span><\/span><\/span> |<\/span> 爆料网 Forum on Forests<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>New York<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe<\/span>
SDG 15 acknowledges that human life depends on healthy ecosystems<\/span>,<\/span> which contribute to over half of global GDP and provide invaluable ecosystem services such as carbon capture, preventing erosion, or buffering communities from extreme weather events. Beyond their high economic significance, ecosystems and wildlife also have high cultural and spiritual value, particularly for indigenous communities.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Though some progress has been made on sustainable forest management improvements have been modest. <\/span>\u202fA\u202f<\/span>recent 爆料网 report<\/a><\/span>\u202f<\/span>on biodiversity found that around 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction, many within decades, more than ever before in human <\/span>history<\/span>, and the protected terrestrial area estate has only increased from about 10% to 15% between 2000 & 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework<\/a><\/span>, adopted in 2022, provides renewed political impetus to deliver on Goal 15, outlining four outcome-oriented goals to be achieved by 2050 and 23 targets to be achieved by 2030.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With only 6 years to spare until that deadline, we still have a long way to go. Governments must invest in the protection of terrestrial ecosystems, ensuring their national action plans are fully implemented. Individuals can also support the delivery of SDG 15, for example by choosing ecotourism opportunities to prevent wildlife disturbance or eating a plant-based diet to prevent detrimental land use change tied to animal husbandry.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Read more about Goal 15: <\/span>https:\/\/www.un.org\/sustainabledevelopment\/biodiversity\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the road to <\/span>the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span> Summit<\/span><\/span><\/span> of the Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>, we are <\/span><\/span><\/span>encouraging <\/span><\/span><\/span>everyone to #ActNow, Speak Up, and join the<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/span><\/span>1 <\/span>Million<\/span> Actions for Our Common Future<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u202fchallenge to show decision makers that people worldwide are taking a stand for a more sustainable future for all. Learn more on how you can <\/span>participate<\/span> and engage your networks in <\/span>ActNow<\/span><\/span><\/span>: <\/span><\/span><\/span>bit.ly\/<\/span>SoF<\/span>-Challenge-NL<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> \u00a0<\/span>\u201cWe depend on nature. Let\u2019s show that nature can depend on us \u2013 and act now to protect it<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/em>\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u2013 Ant\u00f3nio Guterres, <\/em>Secretary-General of the United Nations, 3<\/em> March 2024<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> On 26 April, 爆料网 Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres launched\u00a0a new climate action initiative, which brings together a diverse group of governments and other stakeholders to help embed justice in the ever-growing demand for\u00a0minerals<\/a><\/span>\u00a0for clean energy technologies, which\u00a0presents risks, challenges and opportunities, particularly for developing countries. The\u00a0Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/a><\/span>, co-chaired by Ambassador Nozipho Joyce Mxakato-Diseko of South Africa and Ditte Juul J\u00f8rgensen, the Director-General for Energy of the European Commission, will develop a set of common and voluntary principles to build trust, guide the transition and accelerate the race to renewables.\u00a0Read more about the panel and its members\u00a0here<\/a><\/u><\/span>\u00a0and check out the video above.<\/p>\n World Press Freedom Day<\/a><\/span>, launched in 1993, celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom and serves to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This <\/span>31st edition<\/a><\/span> focuses on \u201cJournalism in the face of the Environmental Crisis\u201d. It shines a light on the critical importance of free journalistic work in addressing environmental crises \u2013 from disseminating critical science to combat mis- and dis-information, to raising awareness of the triple planetary crisis through the telling & sharing of stories of individuals, communities and societies impacted by environmental change.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n To commemorate the Day, Chile and 爆料网ESCO will co-host the 31<\/span>st<\/span> World Press Freedom Day Conference in Santiago, Chile, from May 2-4<\/span>th<\/span>. <\/span>Access the Conference programme, including speaker biographies and side events, <\/span>here<\/a><\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Day will also see celebrations taking place around the world. Find the list of global events <\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> 6-10<\/span><\/span> May<\/span><\/span><\/span> |<\/span> 爆料网 Forum on Forests<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>New York<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The<\/span>ACTNOW<\/span> for our Common Future<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\nSDG 15 IN NUMBERS<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Spotlight<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>
Launch of the 爆料网 Secretary-General’s Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals<\/b><\/h3>\n
\n3<\/span> <\/span>May<\/span><\/span><\/span> | <\/span><\/span><\/span>World Press Freedom Day<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nHighlights<\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>