SDG 15: Life on Land

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• Human activity threatens and damages many animal and plant species
• Urban development is a main threat to many animal and plant species
• Other threats to animal and plant species are bad farming practices and the clearing of forests
• Protecting animal and plant species is good for human health and for the availability of food  
• Protecting animal and plant species helps against climate change
• People can be responsible in the way they act towards the environment
• There are human rights related to life on land, for example:
• Right to health
• Rights to adequate food and to safe drinking water
• Right of all peoples to freely dispose of their natural resources