Goal 15 – Life On Land Targets (which will be focused on in this website) and Article Content:
targets from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg15:
15.1 “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”
15.2 “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”
15.5 “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”
Food Waste Diversion – Lets Share Food
Food Loss and Waste (FLW) is a major problem in Canada. Second Harvest – Canada’s largest food rescue charitable organization – recently released a report entitled “The Avoidable Crisis of […]
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Nutrition and Biodiversity
Unhealthy diets contribute to 11 million deaths worldwide and about 47,000 deaths in Canada each year. Diet related deaths are the most important cause of mortality globally. In addition, the […]
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GDP Versus GPI
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a metric used around the world to measure a country’s well-being but it misses its mark substantially. GDP is a measure of market throughput and […]
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The Need for a Right to a Healthy Environment
Many Canadians might think they have the right to a healthy environment – which includes fresh air, clean water, and a natural environment that supports people and our planet – […]
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Life Cycle Assessment’s to Compare Products
Suppose you are at a store to buy a product such as a new cellphone and trying to decide between several different options. You care about the environmental and health […]
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Tourism and the Environment
Many of us go on holiday vacations without realizing the negative and positive impacts tourism has on the environment. The Coronavirus has had a significant effect on the tourism industry […]
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Regenerative Agriculture – Why It’s Important
Living in a city or the suburbs near very little farmland one might not think very much about what it takes to produce the food we eat and why healthy […]
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The Importance of Placing a Monetary Value on Services Provided By Nature
Did you know that environmental degradation is currently posing serious challenges for human health and security? A recent World Health Organization article states that 12.6 million deaths are occurring each […]
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The Many Environmental Benefits Provided by Trees
Did you know that according to recent research planting trees worldwide is our most effective climate change solution to date? Recent research also shows that trees provide USD $505 million […]
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The Loss of Biodiversity, its Importance and Preservation Actions
The UN’s Biodiversity chief said in 2018 that we have a few years to protect nature’s diversity or else be the first species to document our own extinction. Biodiversity – […]
