By UN Environment
With just 10 years remaining before the world’s nations are due to realize the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030, we still have a long way to go for countries to deliver on their targets and reverse the climate, species and resource consumption crises.
The latest study from the International Resource Panel—the highlights of which are featured in the video here —shows the huge potential of land restoration and rehabilitation to deliver on all 17 of the Goals agreed to by the world’s nations as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Currently, about a quarter of the world’s land is degraded. Land restoration and rehabilitation together represent one of three primary strategies for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 15 (Life on Land), and particularly to achieve a land degradation-neutral world (target 15.3)
