Sustainable Development Goal 15: Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss. Forests cover nearly 31% of our planet but are being destroyed at an alarming rate. This is serious because forests are important…

Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources Discussions about our oceans should feature in the COP26 meeting in Glasgow this month. Oceans cover three quarters of the Earth’s surface and contain 97 per cent of the Earth’s water Oceans and fisheries continue to…

Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts It is appropriate that we focus on this goal during the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP 26) November meeting in Glasgow UK when international leaders will review their response…

Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Cities around the world have grown as huge numbers of people have been drawn to them for work. Some expect to find pavements ‘paved with gold’ but what they discover is often inadequate housing and transport…

Sustainable Development Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries Reducing inequalities and ensuring no one is left behind are integral to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. ‘Now is the time to stand by our commitment to leave no-one behind’ urges the United Nations Secretary-General. However, the global pandemic has…