Goal 15: Life on Land Targets
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Grades6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12Biology
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What it is
- 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.
Teaching tips
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 anxiety 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 wildlife 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.
From the scientist review
This resource describes Global Goal 15: Life on Land, one of the 17 Global Goals agreed by world leaders. The webpage lists 12 subgoals that make up goal 15, along with actions people can take to help the world reach it. The subgoals focus on protecting animals, ecosystems, and environments around the globe, as well as incorporating sustainability and sharing of genetic knowledge into the world's governments' planning and actions. The information presented is accurate, and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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