SDG 15: LIFE ON LAND

12 SDG Targets of all terrestrial species of animals, plants and insects depend
on forests

80
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use
of the human diet is provided by plants
of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably
manage forests, combat desertification, halt of people living in rural areas in developing countries
and reverse land degradation and halt rely on traditional plant-based medicines for basic
biodiversity loss. healthcare

% Conserve and restore terrestrial, mountain,

and freshwater ecosystems

End deforestation, desertification, and

restore degraded forests and land

Protect biodiversity & natural habitats

and combat poaching and trafficking

Fair resource sharing, finance sustainable

forests, and integrate biodiversity
conservation in government planning

Sources: Sustainable Development Report Dashboard

UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Global goals
 THE PROBLEM AND THE WAY FORWARD
Influencers
Human population growth
Increasing affluence in society
Over-consumption & exploitation
Reduced resource efficiency
Poaching, forest fires, pollution, etc.
1.4. Ensure the poor and
the vulnerable have equal
rights to economic
resources, ownership and
control over land and
natural resources
Key success drivers
Global sustainability movement
Reduced regional competition
Economic optimism
Urgent next steps
Changing the way we farm and eat
Regenerating & restoring high carbon
ecosystems such as forests & wetlands
Switching to clean energy and reducing
toxic waste disposal
2.4. Ensure sustainable 5.a. Give women equal
rights to economic 6.6. Protect and restore 13.2. Integrate climate
food production and
resources, access to water-related ecosystems, change measures into
resilient agricultural
ownership and control including mountains, national policies,
practices that help
over land and natural forests, wetlands, rivers, strategies and planning
maintain ecosystems &
resources aquifers and lakes
improve soil
Sources: UNEP
Both ENDSA
 ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR – CURRENT BUSINESS CASES

What power do businesses hold to save life on land? SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE & DIETS

Investments in
organic farming
Human Financial
talent Resources Innovations in
precision agriculture

Technological FOREST CARBON PROJECTS

innovation

Carbon price Protect 114 million ha or 60 Prevent 835 megatonnes of

of US$5.80 % of Southeast Asia’s CO2 or 1/3rd of SEA’s total
per tonne forests from deforestation emissions in 2018
• Global reach from developed to
developing countries
RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT &
• Multi-stakeholder & DISPOSAL
cross-sector value chains
Blockchain-powered Takeback systems &
traceability systems circular production
• Diverse leadership striving for
Transparent material
innovation and collaboration disclosure

Sources: EcoBusiness
 ROLE OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR – MORE TO BE DONE

WHAT IS LACKING Marginalized populations to Address the problem from

Climate Fight the
ATTENTION? be more actively engaged, educated, and the demand side – reduce consumption through
Frontline roots
incentivized behavioral change and demarketing

Private Investment in Organic Smallholder Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative, Sources: Wunderman Thompson
Conservation Fund
Farmland Management a Public-Private Collaboration DogoNews