goal fourteen
heal the land.
About
Goal fourteen's mission statement is to heal the land, stop and reduce soil degradation to sustain terrestrial ecosystems, and protect and reverse global biodiversity losses.
Issues
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Climate change, human activities, and industrialization
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Habitat destruction
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Companies focused on profit
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Lack of nutrients
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Land turned into desert
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Using farmland for residential areas
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Poor soil conservation measures
Causes
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Climate change, deforestation, industrialization
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Oceanic pollution
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Overexploitation
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Soil conservation leading to desertification
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Rapid urbanization
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Financial incapacity, and lack of resources and education in soil conservation measures.
Impacts
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Forestry, farming and fishing will suffer
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Increased number of disease-carrying species and mutations
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Dwindling livestock populations
Solutions
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Enact firm policies and guidelines
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Impose penalties for misuse.
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Introduce necessary infrastructure to prevent aridity
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Protect the rights of indigenous people
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Rehabilitate degraded lands
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Protect and preserve biodiversity
