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SDG15: The fight for life on land

Business Green

We often take the land for granted, even though - or perhaps because - it is literally the foundation of everything we do, from the materials that make up our homes, workplaces, and transport systems to the source of our food, water, and medicines. Essentially, without biodiversity, we would not exist, let alone develop".

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200 million acres of forest cover have been lost since 1960

Grist

If deforestation continues, they say, it could also jeopardize international goals to preserve biodiversity and limit global warming. “[T]he Forests have other benefits, as well, like supporting millions of plant and animal species , many of which people use for medicine, energy, food, construction, and cultural practices.

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