SDG-15: PROTECT, RESTORE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS, SUSTAINABLY MANAGE FORESTS, COMBAT DESERTIFICATION, AND HALT AND REVERSE LAND DEGRADATION AND HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS

SDG-15: Life on Land

SELECTED AREAS OF RESEARCH UNDER SDG-15

  • Forest area as a proportion of total land area.

  • Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type.

  • 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.

  • Official development assistance and public expenditure on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems.