Goal 15: Life on land

Elsevier, Geoethics for the Future, Facing Global Challenges, 2024, Pages 217-233

This content aligns with Goals 15, 16, and 10 by discussing how UGGps actively involve local and indigenous peoples, preserving and celebrating their culture; emphasizing the bottom-up approach of UGGps, which involves active participation of local and indigenous communities; and showing how preservation of indigenous cultures, traditional knowledge, and practices within UGGps promotes cultural diversity and inclusion.

Elsevier, Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems, Vol 2

Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide

2024, Pages 201-206

This chapter ties into Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action and Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land by detailing how the Alpine Convention addresses climate change, soil protection, and natural hazards. The actions and governance model of the Alpine Convention contribute to these SDGs and offer scalable solutions for other mountain regions worldwide.

Elsevier, Climate Change and Circular Economics: Human Society as a Closed Thermodynamic System, 2024, Pages 131-165

The content aligns with UN SDG 13 (Climate Action) by analyzing temperature and precipitation data to assess climate change risks, map hazard risks related to floods, droughts, snow, and freezing events, and calculate associated damage, while also indirectly supporting SDG 15 (Life on Land) by evaluating the impact on various regions and ecosystems.

Elsevier, Future Food Systems:Exploring Global Production, Processing, Distribution and Consumption, 2024, Pages 177-190

This chapter advances the UN SDG Goal: Zero Hunger

Elsevier, Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants from Soils, Soil Health Conservation for Improved Ecology and Food Security, 2024, Pages 465-488

This content aligns with Goals 2, 13, and 15 by highlighting how indigenous soil reclamation practices can enhance agricultural productivity and food security; explaining how healthy soils play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation through practices like agroforestry; and emphasizing the importance of biodiversity conservation and sustainable land management practices inherent in indigenous knowledge systems,

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This chapter addresses UN SDGs 10, 11, And 15 by discussing the importance of incorporating indigenous knowledge and culture in Arctic development in particular their familiarity with the Artic environment and their ability to manage the natural resources in a sustainable way.

Elsevier, Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems, A Global Challenge: Facing Emerging Risks, Adapting to Changing Environments and Building Transformative Resilience in Mountain Regions Worldwide, 2024, pp 11-15

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 13 and 15 by reviewing the unique species assemblages of high-elevation ecosystems and biodiversity trends in the context of climate change.

Elsevier, Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability, Advances in Pollution Research, 2024, Pages 75-82

This content aligns with Goals 15, 17, and 10 by highlighting the role of indigenous knowledge in sustainable development, particularly in areas like land and resource management, disaster risk reduction, and animal husbandry; emphasizing the need to integrate indigenous and scientific knowledge systems to address challenges like climate change and biodiversity conservation; and discussing the challenges faced by indigenous peoples and the importance of recognizing their rights and traditional practices.

Elsevier, Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry, Fifth Edition, 2024, pp 131-159

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 13 and 15 by reviewing the biodiversity of soil fauna, they key roles these taxa play in ecosystem functioning, and their importance in the context of climate change.

Elsevier, Encyclopedia of Biodiversity, Third Edition, 2024, pp 674-689

This chapter advances the UN SDG goals 14 and 15 by discussing conservation efforts for mammals, which particularly focus on habitat protection and direct protection. Mammals are often treated as flagships for the rest of biodiversity conservation.

Geoethics for the Future - Chapter 17 - Significance and insights from indigenous communities in Latin America: Cultural and societal factors and challenges in UNESCO Global Geoparks

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Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems, Vol 2 - Chapter 26: Addressing climate action, soil protection, and risk governance in the Alps: the Alpine Convention’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals

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Climate Change and Circular Economics: Human Society as a Closed Thermodynamic System - Chapter 4: Big data analysis for climate change proof and risk mitigation

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Future Food Systems: Exploring Global Production, Processing, Distribution and Consumption - Chapter 14: Insects, a promising, practical food source for a sustainable, regenerative world

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Bioremediation of Emerging Contaminants from Soils - Chapter 21 - Role of indigenous knowledge in agricultural soil reclamation without disturbing other ecosystems

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Safe and Sustainable Arctic Shipping Management and Development - Chapter 10: Indigenous knowledge and culture: How important is it for Arctic development?

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Safeguarding Mountain Social-Ecological Systems - Chapter 2: Mountain biodiversity under change

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Role of Green Chemistry in Ecosystem Restoration to Achieve Environmental Sustainability - Chapter 8 - Importance of indigenous knowledge in achieving environmental sustainability

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Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry (Fifth Edition) - Chapter 5: Soil fauna: occurrence, biodiversity, and roles in ecosystem function

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Encyclopedia of Biodiversity (Third Edition) - Mammals, Conservation Efforts for

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