Ambitious SDGs are Empty without Bold Action on Land (Monique Barbut, Devex, 12 August 2014)

Two of the greatest aspirations in life are to provide adequate food and shelter for our families. 

Will the proposed Sustainable Development Goals help all 9 billion of us to achieve these aspirations by 2050? All but four of the 17 goals are directly linked to the use of the land. It makes the proposed goal about the sustainable use of land resources, particularly vital — but it will require bold action to secure land rights, to turn from the current land use practices and to restore more degraded land for our use.

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