Free Online SDG 15 Life On Land Courses

The main aim of the targets is to preserve land and forests and to protect biodiversity. They include:

• Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
• Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
• Combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
• Ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
• Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
• Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed
• Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products
• Introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species
• Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts.
  

Alison has a number of free online pollution courses that are perfect for learners wanting to understand common causes of poor air quality and those who want to work in environmental management. We recommend the Diploma in Environmental Quality Monitoring and Analysis if you want to make a career out of improving land, air and water quality. The short course EHS Guidelines - Environment, Health and Safety is packed with practical training for health and safety officers. Learn about threats to water quality and what can be done to improve it with Environmental Education: Water Pollution.

According to a report by IQAir, which monitors air quality worldwide, Pakistan, India and China had the most polluted cities in 2022. Air pollution was worst in Lahore, Pakistan; Hotan, China; Bhiwadi, India; Delhi, India and Peshawar, Pakistan. The report indicated that the air quality had improved slightly in the two Indian cities.