WikiProject UNESCO/Global Goals Discussion/Goal 15
This is a discussion to help explore Wikimedia's role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, also known as the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Each goal is broken down into it's individual targets with spaces to discuss and document:
- Existing projects, activities, campaigns, partnerships and other Wikimedia activities that contribute to the Global Goals
- Potential activities within Wikimedia projects that could help reach the Global Goals
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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 |
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements edit
Target 15.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590903)
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By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally edit
Target 15.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590905)
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By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world edit
Target 15.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590906)
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By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development edit
Target 15.4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590907)
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Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species edit
Target 15.5 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590909)
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Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed edit
Target 15.6 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590910)
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Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products edit
Target 15.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590911)
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By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species edit
Target 15.8 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590913)
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By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts edit
Target 15.9 of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590914)
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Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems edit
Target 15.a of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590916)
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Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation edit
Target 15.b of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590917)
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Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities edit
Target 15.c of the Sustainable Development Goals (Q57590918)
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