Zakho Center for Sustainable Development Goals

Overview

Forests, mountains, wetlands and drylands sustain life and provide food, water, medicine and climate regulation. SDG 15 calls for protecting and restoring ecosystems, combating desertification, halting land degradation and stopping biodiversity loss.

Key targets

•      Ensure conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems.

•      Halt deforestation and restore degraded forests and land.

•      Combat desertification and restore degraded land and soil.

•      Protect threatened species and end poaching and trafficking of protected species.

The Center's contribution

The Center supports biodiversity studies, afforestation and soil-conservation projects, and the protection of mountains, forests and wildlife in our region.

How you can get involved

•      Join tree-planting and nature-protection days.

•      Take part in biodiversity surveys.

•      Support local conservation projects.

Related on this website: news, events, publications and resources tagged SDG 15.