Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Did you know?

75% of the earth’s surface has been seriously altered

In Italy the rate of land consumption is 7%, against a European average of 4%

Since 1990, 1.3 million square kilometers of forest have been lost

Discover the targets

Though the 2030 Agenda is broad and interdependent, two years after its adoption, the SDGs were made more actionable: specific targets were identified for each goal, along with indicators used to measure their progress.
The targets specify either circumstances to be attained or means of implementation, to be achieved between 2020 and 2030.

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Discover the targets

Though the 2030 Agenda is broad and interdependent, two years after its adoption, the SDGs were made more actionable: specific targets were identified for each goal, along with indicators used to measure their progress.
The targets specify either circumstances to be attained or means of implementation, to be achieved between 2020 and 2030.

Click on each target to find out more

  • CONSERVE AND RESTORE TERRESTRIAL AND FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS
  • END DEFORESTATION AND RESTORE DEGRADED FORESTS
  • END DESERTIFICATION AND RESTORE DEGRADED LAND
  • ENSURE CONSERVATION OF MOUNTAIN ECOSYSTEMS
  • PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURAL HABITATS
  • PROMOTE ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND FAIR SHARING OF THE BENEFITS
  • ELIMINATE POACHING AND TRAFFICKING OF PROTECTED SPECIES
  • PREVENT INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES ON LAND AND IN WATER ECOSYSTEMS
  • INTEGRATE ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY IN GOVERNMENTAL PLANNING
  • INCREASE FINANCIAL RESOURCES TO CONSERVE AND SUSTAINABLY USE ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY
  • FINANCE AND INCENTIVIZE SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
  • COMBAT GLOBAL POACHING AND TRAFFICKING

SDG 15 in action