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SDG 15: Life on Land
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Biodiversity
What is the COP15 biodiversity summit, and why is it so important?
The COP15 'Convention on Biological Diversity' is designed to protect the diversity of plant/animal species, ensuring sustainable use of natural resources.
Forests
The world has lost one-third of its forests, but an end to deforestation is possible
Forest coverage double the size of America has been lost in the last 10,000 years as a growing population has increased demand for agricultural land.
SDG 15: Life on Land
Understanding life on Earth - just how lucky are we?
The evolution of intelligent life took around 3 or 4 billion years, meaning the planet's climate had to also remain habitable for that time. Research discovers how much of this is down to...
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Forests go into growth ‘overdrive’ to recover from drought, according to a study
Droughts are an increasing occurrence, which can have a severe, negative effect on forests. Half the global population could face severe drought every year from 2100.
The Ocean
Out of balance: Everything made by humans now outweighs everything made by nature
Anthropogenic mass - basically everything humans have built - is now thought to weigh the same as all the planet's living biomass, according to a new study.
Biodiversity
This rope bridge is helping to save the world’s rarest primate
A simple rope bridge is enabling endangered gibbons to navigate a gap in their forest canopy, caused by landslides. Innovative solutions are needed to protect biodiversity.
Pioneers2020
4 lessons from nature to build a circular economy
The natural world is the perfect circular economy - so here are the lessons we can learn to create an economic model that will stop harming the planet.
SDG 13: Climate Action
We need to rethink how tech hubs tackle new problems - here’s why
If we want an equitable and distributed recovery post-COVID, we’ll need to ensure more tech hubs in more places are thriving and poised to take on big challenges - such as sustainability ...
Biodiversity
Sir David Attenborough has just joined Instagram – and already broken a world record
Sir David Attenborough is bringing his urgent message on protecting bioodiversity and wider sustainability/ environmental issues to a new medium – Instagram.
Biodiversity
Humans destroyed an ecosystem the size of Mexico in just 13 years
Between the years 2000 and 2013, 1.9 million square kilometers of undisturbed ecosystems have been lost, according to a study.
SDG 15: Life on Land
The four most promising worlds for alien life in our solar system
Within our solar system, the four most likely planets to sustain life based on their environment, include Mars, Europa, Enceladus and Titan.
SDI2020
How to Save the Planet: What are the challenges in making the planet more sustainable?
To meet the SDGs' environmental targets and build back better after COVID-19, we must invest in climate solutions and making cities and infrastructure more sustainable.
Biodiversity
Wildlife populations have plummeted by two-thirds in 50 years
Since 1970, populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish have shrunk by 68%, mainly due to farming and the wildlife trade, says WWF.
Biodiversity
This is how 5 ‘extinct’ animals came back to life
One million species of animal and plant could disappear forever, according to the United Nations, with loss of habitat remaining a significant threat.
Migration
Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic
Improving water, sanitation, and hygiene practice – a practice known as WASH – is vital in reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in developing countries.