Publications
Journal article, October 2016

The Sustainable Development Goals and International Environmental Law: Normative Value and Challenges for Implementation

Dario Piselli
Events
31 August, 2021

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making Q&A

Executive Education and Anne Saab
Events
29 June, 2021

Environmental Governance & Policy-Making

Executive Education and Anne Saab
News
15th September 2022

CIES Publications News | September 2022

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Research
Research project

Effectiveness of Partnerships for Advancing the SDG: Behavioural Pathways and Impacts

Liliana B. Andonova and Dario Piselli
News
19th January 2023

New CIES Visiting Fellow Valeria Mendez Working on Indicators for a Fair Conservation of Wilderness Areas under the post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Events
5 December, 2019

Forest conservation, community development and reconciliation in Melanesia. A new paradigm?

Maison de la paix
Centre for International Environmental Studies
Research
PhD thesis

The Role of Litigation in Norm Transformation: A Study of Human Right Approaches to Environment

Defne Gonenc
Teaching
Academic courses

Conservation and Sustainable Development

Marc Hufty
Events
12 May, 2022

Investigating the Trade-Offs and Synergies in Integrating Biodiversity Goals across the UN Systems

Centre for International Environmental Studies
Research
PhD thesis in progress

International Law and Consumption-Driven Environmental Harm

Lucy Lu Reimers
Events
21 February, 2020

Environmental Governance – Influence Policies!

Maison de la Paix
Valérie d'Hoedt Meyer and Executive Education
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Goal 15 underlines that “preserving diverse forms of life on land requires targeted efforts to protect, restore and promote the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial and other ecosystems. Goal 15 focuses specifically on managing forests sustainably, restoring degraded lands and successfully combating desertification, reducing degraded natural habitats and ending biodiversity loss” as put by the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform. Read more about Goal 15.

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Target 15.1

By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

Target 15.2

By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

Target 15.3

By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world

Target 15.4

By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development

Target 15.5

Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

Target 15.6

Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed

Target 15.7

Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products

Target 15.8

By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species

Target 15.9

By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

Target 15.a

Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems

Target 15.b

Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation

Target 15.c

Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities