SDG 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- with facts and figures, targets, why it mat
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Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss:
Terrestrial ecosystems provide a series of goods, raw materials for construction and energy, food and a series of ecosystem services including the capture of carbon, maintenance of soil quality, provision of habitat for biodiversity, maintenance of water quality, as well as regulation of water flow and erosion control, therefore contributing to reduce the risks of natural disasters such as floods and landslides, regulate climate and maintain the productivity of agricultural
systems. Maintaining those ecosystems greatly support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Data and Statistics / Facts and Figures:
• Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood.
• Forests are home to more than 80 per cent of all terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects
• 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally
• Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 per cent are extinct and 22 per cent are at risk of extinction
• Over 80 per cent of the human diet is provided by plants. Only three cereal crops – rice, maize and wheat – provide 60 per cent of energy intake
• As many as 80 per cent of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on traditional plant-based medicines for basic healthcare
Why Goal 15: Life on Land matters?
Desertification
• 2.6 billion people depend directly on agriculture, but 52 per cent of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by soil degradation
• As of 2008, land degradation affected 1.5 billion people globally
• Arable land loss is estimated at 30 to 35 times the historical rate
• Due to drought and desertification each year 12 million hectares are lost (23 hectares per minute), where 20 million tons of grain could have been grown
• 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally
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Terrestrial ecosystems provide a series of goods, raw materials for construction and energy, food and a series of ecosystem services including the capture of carbon, maintenance of soil quality, provision of habitat for biodiversity, maintenance of water quality, as well as regulation of water flow and erosion control, therefore contributing to reduce the risks of natural disasters such as floods and landslides, regulate climate and maintain the productivity of agricultural
systems. Maintaining those ecosystems greatly support climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
Data and Statistics / Facts and Figures:
• Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood.
• Forests are home to more than 80 per cent of all terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects
• 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally
• Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 per cent are extinct and 22 per cent are at risk of extinction
• Over 80 per cent of the human diet is provided by plants. Only three cereal crops – rice, maize and wheat – provide 60 per cent of energy intake
• As many as 80 per cent of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on traditional plant-based medicines for basic healthcare
Why Goal 15: Life on Land matters?
Desertification
• 2.6 billion people depend directly on agriculture, but 52 per cent of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by soil degradation
• As of 2008, land degradation affected 1.5 billion people globally
• Arable land loss is estimated at 30 to 35 times the historical rate
• Due to drought and desertification each year 12 million hectares are lost (23 hectares per minute), where 20 million tons of grain could have been grown
• 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally
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Keywords
SDGs targets
SDG 15.3
land degradation
desertification
land restoration
biodiversity
forests
facts and figures
land degradation neutrality