Goal 15: Restoring what human kind has taken away from nature is an important goal to have when thinking about the future of the planet we live on. We should find ways to combat the horrors of disforestation and the amount of biodiversity loss we, as a collective species, have caused.

To retain astounding, beautiful sceneries like this one, people must stand to fight to combat deforestation. In the article read, one of their main targets was to combat deforestation and degradation of land by the year 2030. We have less than a decade now to try to hit that target. While their studies show that from 2000 to 2020 forest area has increased in places such as Asia, Europe and North America, there are still places where deforestation is still an ongoing issue; Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa being two of these places.

Another target they had was to halt the insistent poaching and trafficking of beautiful animals such as those above. Protecting these species from poachers is essential in being sure these endangered animals do not go extinct. Within their target, the article also mentioned increasing the ability for local communities to find other sustainable livelihood opportunities.

Protecting our forests, biodiversity and animals is a global effort and it takes everyone to share information and contribute where we can to help combat these disasters.

Link: https://sdgs.un.org/goals/goal15