SDG 15: Life on Land

Biodiversity loss should be reduced, and intact ecosystems should be conserved or restored. In addition, deforestation should be halted, desertification combated, and poaching stopped.

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A man is sailing his boat on the Mekong River. In the background are forested mountains.

Report

Ebb and flow

The Mekong River is a lifeline for millions of people in South-East Asia. In times of climate change, riparian countries are working hand in hand for sustainable use of the ecosystem – with Germany’s support.

Background

Three crises, one solution

Why an intact natural world can help us address various challenges. By Kirsten Hegener, Director of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Biodiversity, Forests and Agriculture.

Butterflies land on the branches of a bush

Background

When natural areas disappear, so does biodiversity

akzente explains the five most important reasons for species loss and why we need to reverse the trend.

Special

COP15: The 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference

The 15th UN Biodiversity Conference took place from 7 to 19 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada. To mark COP15, we examine various aspects of international nature conservation.

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Pretty diverse

Biodiversity is a basic foundation of our lives. A high level of biodiversity makes ecosystems resilient against harmful influences such as climate change. And yet humankind is making huge interventions in nature – with dramatic consequences. There is reason for hope, however, but only if we completely revise our way of thinking and change course. Here is an overview of the facts and figures.

Explained

Climate is part of our DNA

Global climate protection and why it’s essential for GIZ too. By Jörg Linke, Head of GIZ’s Competence Centre for Climate Change

Agenda 2030

Nothing less than the ‘transformation of our world’ is at the centre of the 2030 Agenda. Economic progress worldwide should be in harmony with social justice and the protection of natural resources.

Since its adoption by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015, the 2030 Agenda, together with the Paris Climate Agreement, has been the guiding principle of German development cooperation and the overarching framework to which GIZ aligns its work.

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations

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