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Decolonizing, conviviality and convivial conservation: towards a convivial SDG 15, life on land? [PDF]
Journal of Political Ecology, 2021 In their article 'Towards convivial conservation' (2019), Büscher and Fletcher propose a vision for conservation which partly builds on Ivan Illich's 1973 book Tools for conviviality. Given a growing chorus of voices calling for decolonizing conservation to address the ramifications of racialized mindsets and biases,this article asks: what role could ...
Judith E. Krauss
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Supporting SDG 15, Life on Land: Identifying the Main Drivers of Land Degradation in Honghe Prefecture, China, between 2005 and 2015 [PDF]
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 The essence of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations is described in 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDG 15 focuses on Life on Land, in other words, terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystems, as well as their services.
Tuo Wang +6 more
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SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT INDICATORS UNDER THE FRAME OF UN SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND (A CASE STUDY ON INDIA) [PDF]
International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology, 2019 During the United Nations summit held on 1 st January 2016, 193 countries agreed on 17 ambitious approaches called the ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ in order to save the planet by promoting a balanced and sustained development.
Nikhil Ravindra .
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Harnessing big data to track progress towards SDG 15: Life on Land [PDF]
International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023 Xiaosong Li +3 more
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SDG 15: Life on Land – The Central Role of Forests in Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development Goals: Their Impacts on Forests and People, 2019 SDG 15 requires the maintenance of life on land and endorses priorities already established through international conventions and agreements. The scale, and complexity, of tropical forest loss and biodiversity decline versus the limited resources for conservation and forestry pose many challenges.
Sayer, Jefrey +9 more
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SustainabilityThe “ruined landscapes” of the Mediterranean littoral are a consequence of millennia of human impact and include abandoned agricultural lands, deforested areas, and degraded coastal areas. One of the drivers is the historical pattern of land use, which has resulted in the clearing of vegetation, soil erosion, and overgrazing.
Reeya Ghose Roy +2 more
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Addressing Maqasid-based Waqf for Life on Land (SDG-15): A Delphi Application
Maqasid al-Shariah ReviewThis study aims to determine the opinions and recommendations of experts regarding the waqf model integrated with sustainable development (SDGs) in the 15th goal, namely Life on Land. This research will present the prioritization of waqf models in achieving SDG 15 objectives by considering Maqashid Syariah indicators.
Aam Slamet Rusydiana
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Transitioning to Sustainable Life on Land—Introduction to SDG 15 and the Volume
Transitioning to Sustainable Life on Land, 2016 Land constitutes only 29.3% of planet Earth’s surface area but harbors 86.1% of the global biomass (Bar-On et al. 2018). Out of the 8.7 million species estimated to exist globally, 75% live in terrestrial ecosystems (Mora et al. 2011). Some scholars even
Volker Beckmann
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COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals, 2022 The widespread coronavirus pandemic has halted the progress of the sustainable development goals (SDG) proposed by the United Nations. This pandemic has already shattered the economy of not only the developing countries but also the developed nations. During this period, the primary focus was on the healthcare sector, while other developmental progress
Nirmal, Louis Anto, Jacob, Samuel
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, 2022 AbstractPopulation increases, industry, urbanisation, infrastructure development and agricultural expansion influence landscapes, lowering total habitat size and quality and resulting in ecological degradation. SDG-15, Life on Land, aims to maintain, restore and enhance the utilisation of the terrestrial environment and forest management sustainably ...
Sinan Küfeoğlu
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