
Mission Statement:
To create a GLOBAL community of PASSIONATE teens working for wildlife conservation, and initiate youth-led projects focused on preserving wildlife biodiversity.

What we do and how to join us
The Wildlife Conservation Hub addresses SDG Life on Land through raising awareness about the Earth’s deteriorating biodiversity and encouraging youths to solve these issues utilizing art and creativity.
Contact our hub to learn more at staff@globalcolab.net. Join us online in our virtual rooms weekly. Take our one hour Hub orientation to get connected, see events!
Get involved in ongoing action or bring new ideas and action plans that we can help you turn to action!

About this SDG
Click here to see the UN’s response to the threat to biodiversity and ecology presented today.

Our Videos
Click below to see our video submission for the UN SDG Challenge addressing SDG 15, Life on Land!

Visit Links Below to Learn Moreand Start Taking Action
- In the past year, nearly 7000 species of animals and plants have been reported in the illegal wildlife trade in over 120 countries
- Of the 8300 species of animals known, 8% are extinct and 22% are at risk of extinction
- Due to drought and desertification, 12 million hectares are lost (23 hectares per minute) that has the potential to grow up to 20 million tons of grain
- 74% of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally
15.1 By 2020, 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
15.2 By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally
15.3 By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world
15.4 By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development
15.5 Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species
15.6 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
15.7 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
15.8 By 2020, 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
15.9 By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts
15.A Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems
15.B Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation
15.C Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities
- UN SDG 15: Life on Land
- UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Sustainable Development
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- UN Environment Programme: Ecosystem and Biodiversity
- FAO: Forestry
- UN-REDD
- National Wildlife Day
- OCEGANMX
- Rhinosaverz Conservation
- Conservation X Labs
- Spotify Podcast “The Earth Talk”
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