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… More recently, the issues of climate change, loss of biodiversity, desertification, drought, and land degradation … placed in the broader context of terrestrial ecosystems, forest management and biodiversity loss.14 Goal 15 states: … include: • Zero net land degradation by 2030, • Zero net forest degradation by 2030, and • Drought policies and …

… Land 70 5. Other Initiatives Relevant to Soil 70 5.1 The Forest Principles 70 5.2 Draft International Covenant on … and their ecological functions for the conservation of biodiversity and the maintenance of human life. Also taken … concerns. Deforestation of primary or secondary forest to convert the forest into agricultural land, …

… land and water is causing shifts in ecosystems and loss of biodiversity; plastics in the ocean is on the rise and there … pollutants contribute to air pollution and loss of biodiversity (Vet 2014). Similarly there have been great … used for livestock management. These degrade soil biodiversity and functioning, and can reduce agricultural …