SDG 15

Life on Land

Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface, contain 97 percent of the Earth's water, and account for 99 percent of the planet's living space by volume. They provide important natural resources such as food, medicines, biofuels and other products, help to break down and remove waste and pollution, and their coastal ecosystems serve as a buffer to reduce damage from storms. They are also the planet's largest carbon sink. These systems must be preserved and continuously protected.
Official page of SDG 15
Ein Symbol für das fünfzehnte Ziel der nachhaltigen Entwicklung: "Leben an Land" auf grünem Hintergrund, mit der Zahl "15" und einem weißen Baum, Vögeln und Linien, die die Landschaft darstellen, was den Schutz von Ökosystemen und Biodiversität symbolisiert.

What contribution can IT solutions make?

IT solutions can help to monitor land ecosystems and promote sustainable practices. Drones and satellite data can be used to monitor forest areas and detect illegal deforestation at an early stage. By analyzing large amounts of data, patterns in land degradation can be identified and targeted measures for restoration can be taken. In addition, digital platforms can promote the exchange of knowledge between farmers and the forestry sector in order to spread sustainable cultivation methods and support the protection of biodiversity.

cOur criteria for an SDG project "Software for a better world"

15a - Protecting and renewing forests:

The project helps to prevent deforestation or to promote the renewal or reforestation of forests.

15b - Protecting biodiversity:

The project helps to protect biodiversity, particularly in forests and mountains, for example by educating, providing data or implementing regulations.

15c - Restoring disaster areas:

The project supports companies, initiatives and organizations in their work of restoring and managing areas affected by devastation, drought or other natural disasters.

15d - Species protection and pest control:

The project supports companies, initiatives and organizations in protecting animal and plant species from invasive species that would be imported from foreign habitats (for example, through illegal animal transport) or in maintaining diversity by combating pests and parasites that would limit that diversity.

15e - Funding mechanism for nature conservation:

The project helps to provide and implement funding and funding procedures so that biodiversity can be preserved and forest and mountain ecosystems can be protected.

15f - Operational support for third parties:

The project supports companies and institutions, as well as other organizations such as aid agencies or associations, in implementing their SDG goals by supporting employees in their daily work and simplifying, accelerating or introducing business-relevant, SDG-related processes.

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Stefan Jacobs

Principal
Stefan is a principal and head of AccsoNets.
stefan.jacobs@accso.de
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