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Goal 15: Life on Land Targets

Provided by: The Global Goals |Published on: December 12, 2025

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Synopsis

This resource from The Global Goals introduces students to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15 by outlining the twelve targets focused on protecting terrestrial ecosystems, conserving biodiversity, managing forests sustainably, and addressing land degradation and species loss.
The resource presents a structured overview of the key goals and challenges related to life on land to support student understanding of conservation, environmental stewardship, and sustainable land use at a global scale.

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Subjects: Biology

Authors: The Global Goals

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Languages: English

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Positives

Many of the actions in the Things To Do section are easy for students to implement.
The many targets are broken up and displayed in a way that reduces overwhelm for students.

Prerequisites

Before reading, it may benefit students to understand the importance of biodiversity to grasp the gravity of this goal.

Differentiation & Implementation

Teachers can use this resource to introduce lessons on several different topics, including deforestation and its impacts on the carbon cycle and climate change, human development and its impacts on biodiversity, and protected species.
Empowered by this reading, students can participate in this activity to design solutions for biodiversity loss.
Teachers can make connections to both math and poaching with this data graphing lesson plan.
Some of these targets may require more explanation for students. For example, students may need more information and examples for Target 15.6, Promote Access to Genetic Resources and Fair Sharing of the Benefits. This video may help provide context.

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