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Rongowai: A Pathfinder NASA/NZ GNSS-R Initiative Supporting SDG-15 - Life on Land
Earth observations are pivotal for developing informed, evidence-based sustainable practices and are of direct consequence to four of the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (12–15).
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The State of Life on Land (SDG 15) in the United Arab Emirates
In 2015, the United Nations (UN) defined 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a road path to sustainable development in the world. Achieving these SDGs are among the top items on the agenda of several state organizations, including the United Arab Emirates. This article analyzes the UAE’s recent performance in achieving SDG 15, labeled as Life on
Osman Gülseven, Gouher Ahmed
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The fashion industry has had a significant impact on the environment and overall global sustainability. Evidence shows it is the most polluting industry and the largest consumer of water, accounting for 20% of global water wastage detrimentally affecting both life on land and underwater. As such a few key stakeholders in the fashion industry have begun
Claudia R. Arana+3 more
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Trade and Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15: Promoting “Life on Land” through Mandatory and Voluntary Approaches [PDF]
Sustainable Development Goal 15 deals with "Life on Land." Its nine targets and three means of implementation cover a vast array of environmentally sensitive issues related to land-based renewable natural resources. This paper explores the channels through which trade can address them. Approaches are categorized as mandatory or voluntary.
Dale Andrew
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Abstract This chapter historicizes the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 15, Life on Land. As such it examines two parallel developments: one, how the human relationship to land has evolved over time and the impact thereof on terrestrial systems; two, how an understanding of and discourse on sustainable development of “life on land ...
Christine Fürst, Martin Gutmann
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