🌳 Life on Land
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation.
Key Targets by 2030
Ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems
Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests
Combat desertification and restore degraded land and soil
Take action to reduce degradation of natural habitats and halt loss of biodiversity
Thematic Areas
Land trusts, reforestation, and sustainable forestry programs.
Endangered species advocacy, habitat corridors, and anti-poaching.
Shelters, rescue organizations, and humane education programs.
Monitoring and removal of invasive plants and animals threatening native ecosystems.
Why It Matters for Nonprofits
Land and animal nonprofits (NTEE C and D) collectively protect millions of acres and advocate for thousands of threatened species. Land trusts alone have conserved over 61 million acres of US land through voluntary conservation easements.
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