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    SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND

    12 SDG Targets of all terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects depend
    on forests

    80
    Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
    of the human diet is provided by plants
    of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
    manage forests, combat desertification, halt of people living in rural areas in developing countries
    and reverse land degradation and halt rely on traditional plant-based medicines for basic
    biodiversity loss. healthcare

    % Conserve and restore terrestrial, mountain,


    and freshwater ecosystems

    End deforestation, desertification, and


    restore degraded forests and land

    Protect biodiversity & natural habitats


    and combat poaching and trafficking

    Fair resource sharing, finance sustainable


    forests, and integrate biodiversity
    conservation in government planning

    Sources: Sustainable Development Report Dashboard


    UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
    Global goals
    THE PROBLEM AND THE WAY FORWARD

    Influencers Key success drivers

    Global sustainability movement


    Human population growth
    Reduced regional competition

    Economic optimism
    Increasing affluence in society

    Urgent next steps


    Over-consumption & exploitation
    Changing the way we farm and eat

    Reduced resource efficiency Regenerating & restoring high carbon


    ecosystems such as forests & wetlands

    Poaching, forest fires, pollution, etc. Switching to clean energy and reducing
    toxic waste disposal

    1.4. Ensure the poor and 2.4. Ensure sustainable 5.a. Give women equal
    the vulnerable have equal rights to economic 6.6. Protect and restore 13.2. Integrate climate
    food production and
    rights to economic resources, access to water-related ecosystems, change measures into
    resilient agricultural
    resources, ownership and ownership and control including mountains, national policies,
    practices that help
    control over land and over land and natural forests, wetlands, rivers, strategies and planning
    maintain ecosystems &
    natural resources resources aquifers and lakes
    improve soil

    Sources: UNEP
    Both ENDSA
    ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR – CURRENT BUSINESS CASES

    What power do businesses hold to save life on land? SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & DIETS

    Investments in
    organic farming
    Human Financial
    talent Resources Innovations in
    precision agriculture

    Technological FOREST CARBON PROJECTS


    innovation

    Carbon price Protect 114 million ha or 60 Prevent 835 megatonnes of


    of US$5.80 % of Southeast Asia’s CO2 or 1/3rd of SEA’s total
    per tonne forests from deforestation emissions in 2018
    • Global reach from developed to
    developing countries
    RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT &
    • Multi-stakeholder & DISPOSAL
    cross-sector value chains
    Blockchain-powered Takeback systems &
    traceability systems circular production
    • Diverse leadership striving for
    Transparent material
    innovation and collaboration disclosure

    Sources: EcoBusiness
    ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR – MORE TO BE DONE

    WHAT IS LACKING Marginalized populations to Address the problem from


    Climate Fight the
    ATTENTION? be more actively engaged, educated, and the demand side – reduce consumption through
    Frontline roots
    incentivized behavioral change and demarketing

    Private Investment in Organic Smallholder Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative, Sources: Wunderman Thompson
    Conservation Fund
    Farmland Management a Public-Private Collaboration DogoNews

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