​Goal 15: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land
​degradation, halt biodiversity loss

KEY WORDS: diversity; sustainability; forests; reforestation; desertification; land degradation; biodiversity; rehabilitation

Questions

Here are some questions to help stimulate your thinking about this topic:
  • What does desertification mean?
  • Where is desertification having the biggest impact?
  • What is deforestation?
  • In which countries is deforestation having the biggest impact?
  • How is desertification and deforestation affecting the climate? In which countries is this evident?
  • What is sustainable forestry and where have programs that support sustainable forestry been successful?
  • What is biodiversity and why is it so important for our environment?
  • Where have reforestation and rehabilitation programs been introduced and considered a success?
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