GOAL 15: Life on Land
<p>Human life depends on the earth as much as the ocean for our sustenance and livelihoods. Plant life provides 80 percent of our human diet, and we rely on agriculture as an important economic resource and means of development. Forests account for 30 percent of the Earth’s surface, providing vital habitats for millions of species and important sources for clean air and water; as well as being crucial for combating climate change. Today we are seeing unprecedented land degradation, and the loss of arable land at 30 to 35 times the historical rate. Drought and desertification is also on the rise each year, amounting to the loss of 12 million hectares and affects poor communities globally. Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 percent are extinct and 22 percent are at risk of extinction. The SDGs aim to conserve and restore the use of terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, wetlands, drylands and mountains by 2020. Halting deforestation is also vital to mitigating the impact of climate change. Urgent action must be taken to reduce the loss of natural habitats and biodiversity which are part of our common heritage.</p>
Projects
Latest Projects
Algeria
Experimentation of Waste management Project
Regional
Women, Peace and Security
Regional
The Venice Forum on the Future of Cities/Cities of the Future
Regional
Green Finance Innovation Platform: Derisking Renewable Energy Investments in the Arab Region
Sudan
Big Data for Development – Scaling Out, Up and Deep for Development Impact in Sudan
Somalia
Scaling Future Ready
Lebanon
A human-centred approach to crisis response in Lebanon
Lebanon
Development of Impact Investment Platform LiveLebanon 2.0 with crowdinvesting and blockchain technology: CedarCoin
Sudan
Engaging citizens to measure public service delivery via community radio
Regional
Hacking the Project Cycle for Impact in Arab States & Africa
Multiple Countries
Colour of Innovation
Regional
Measuring SDG Tier III Indicators
Egypt
Africa Impact Investment Summit
Egypt
Behavioural Insights and designing low-cost evaluations to combat violence against women
Egypt
Funding for impact
Egypt
”Internet of Things” Competition to Promote Inclusive Living for Persons with Disabilities
Jordan
Voices of marginalized and at- risk communities to improve interventions targeting social cohesion and the prevention of violent extremism - Jordan
Somalia
Future Ready
Somalia
Social Innovation Camp
Somalia
Open Innovation Challenge
Kuwait
Behavioural Insights Unit
Bahrain
The King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award
Bahrain
Youth Empowerment in Education
Lebanon
Speak Your Mind to Prevent Conflict
