Climate change will impact every person on every continent in some way, with a looming climate cataclysm for which we are underprepared. Human activities are driving climate change, causing extreme weather patterns and rising sea levels at unprecedented rates. If not addressed, climate change will reverse development progress and provoke mass migrations, leading to instability and conflict. Urgent, transformative action is needed to cut emissions by half by 2030 and move towards climate-resilient development to avoid catastrophic consequences and ensure a sustainable future.
Goal 15 focuses on conserving life on land by protecting and restoring terrestrial ecosystems, managing forests sustainably, combating desertification, and stopping biodiversity loss. Earth's ecosystems are crucial for human life, contributing to over half of global GDP and encompassing diverse cultural, spiritual, and economic values. However, the planet faces a triple crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss, with agricultural expansion driving nearly 90% of deforestation. To achieve Goal 15, a fundamental shift in humanity's relationship with nature is necessary, supported by the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, which sets out goals for 2050 and targets for 2030.
Here are some library resources you can use if you are interested in delving more deeply into these and other related topics:
Modern Architecture and Climate by 
Art and Climate Change by 
Scientific American Biology for a Changing World by 
Biology Today and Tomorrow with Physiology by 
The blue planet by 
The Lorax by 
