The Sustainable Development Goals are a call for action

by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to

promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They
recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with
strategies that build economic growth and address a range
of social needs including education, health, social
protection, and job opportunities, while tackling climate
change and environmental protection.
The Sustainable Development Goals are the
blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable
future for all. They address the global challenges we
face, including poverty, inequality, climate change,
environmental degradation, peace and justice.
Clean water
protects people
from disease,
yet three in 10
people lack
access to it.
Targets for 2030
include using
more renewable,
affordable
energy.
The UN wants to
increase
affordable housing
and make
settlements
inclusive, safe and
sustainable.
This goal aims to
foster eco-
friendly
production,
reduce waste
and boost
recycling.
Urgent action is
needed, by
regulating
emissions and
promoting
renewable
energy.
The aim is to
conserve and
sustainably use
the oceans, seas
and marine
resources.
To stop degradation,
we must preserve
forest, desert and
mountain ecosystems.
If all countries are to
achieve the goals,
international
cooperation is vital.
4 Principles of Sustainability
 Reliance on Solar Energy
The sun warms the
planet and
provides energy that
plants use to produce
food for themselves and
for us and most other
animals. Without the
sun, there would be no
plants, no animals and
no food.
 Biodiversity
the number of
species
and abundance of
each species that
live in a particular
location
It may include the
presence of four or five
different species in an
area.
Population Control

the practice of
artificially maintaining
the size of
any population.

include family
planning, birth
control, contraception,
and abortion
Nutrient Cycling

changing fates of
nutrients within and
between ecosystems,
moving from inorganic
to organic forms, among
and between both biotic
and abiotic environment
components