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United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Sustainable Development

Environmental Conservation for Sustainable Urban and rural Development

    Description
    Description
    To enhance and conserve ecosystems and habitats in a sustainable base through the following: Inclusion of environmental studies (Climate Change and Sustainable policy) in Suez Canal University curricula in undergraduate and postgraduate studies. -Organizing Sustainable Development & Climate change outreach programs for neighboring communities all over Suez Canal Region. -Participation in regional partnership for sustainable development (Member in the Mediterranean network for sustainable development). -Development of students awareness programs, competitions and projects.
    Implementation of the Project/Activity

    Continued commitment to projects already underway.Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology TransferCoordination mechanisms/governance structureMeans of implementation Target 15.a requires to “mobilize and significantly increase from all sources financialresources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems”. Financialmeans are pertinent for implementing measures and compensating developing countriesfor restraint in the exploitation of natural resources and the concurrent conservation ofecosystem services, especially with a view to carbon sinks and biodiversity hotspots.The target as such is adequate, but to be considered ambitious it would need to be speltout in much more detail. Target 15.b requires to “mobilize significantly resources from all sources and at alllevels to finance sustainable forest management, and provide adequate incentives todeveloping countries to advance sustainable forest management, including forconservation and reforestation”. Thus, the target follows Target 15.a but with adedicated view on forests. Again, to be considered ambitious, the target would need tobe spelt out in much more specific detail. Target 15.c requires to “enhance global support to efforts to combat poaching andtrafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of localcommunities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities”. This is adequatelyfocussed, as it addresses an important driver of illegal exploitation of biodiversity. Yet,it fails to address the control of trade in illegal trade with pertinent products andcommensurate capacities in law enforcement. Without such means, poaching andtrafficking are bound to remain profitable, even where alternative livelihoodopportunities exist

    Capacity

    Environmentally sound technologies are not just individual technologies, but totalsystems which include know-how, procedures, goods and services, and equipment aswell as organizational and managerial procedures. This implies that when discussingtransfer of technologies, the human resource development and local capacity-buildingaspects of technology choices, including gender-relevant aspects, should also beaddressed. Environmentally sound technologies should be compatible with nationallydetermined socio-economic, cultural, and environmental priorities. 1. Environmentally sound technologies protect the environment, are less polluting,use all resources in a more sustainable manner, recycle more of their wastes andproducts, and handle residual wastes in a more acceptable manner than thetechnologies for which they were substitutes. 2. Environmentally sound technologies in the context of pollution are "process andproduct technologies" that generate low or no waste, for the prevention of pollution.They also cover "end of the pipe" technologies for treatment of pollution after it hasbeen generated.

    Governed

    Suez Canal University was responsible and takes a lead as coordination for all environmental projects based on Community-based Ecosystems.

    Partners
    Suez Canal University

    Goal 15

    Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

    Goal 15

    15.1

    By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

    15.1.1
    Forest area as a proportion of total land area
    15.1.2
    Proportion of important sites for terrestrial and freshwater biodiversity that are covered by protected areas, by ecosystem type

    15.2

    By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally

    15.2.1
    Progress towards sustainable forest management

    15.3

    By 2030, combat desertification, restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land degradation-neutral world

    15.3.1
    Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area

    15.4

    By 2030, ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development

    15.4.1
    Coverage by protected areas of important sites for mountain biodiversity
    15.4.2
    Mountain Green Cover Index

    15.5

    Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species

    15.5.1
    Red List Index

    15.6

    Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources, as internationally agreed

    15.6.1
    Number of countries that have adopted legislative, administrative and policy frameworks to ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits

    15.7

    Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address both demand and supply of illegal wildlife products

    15.7.1
    Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked

    15.8

    By 2020, introduce measures to prevent the introduction and significantly reduce the impact of invasive alien species on land and water ecosystems and control or eradicate the priority species

    15.8.1
    Proportion of countries adopting relevant national legislation and adequately resourcing the prevention or control of invasive alien species

    15.9

    By 2020, integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into national and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies and accounts

    15.9.1

    (a) Number of countries that have established national targets in accordance with or similar to Aichi Biodiversity Target 2 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011–2020 in their national biodiversity strategy and action plans and the progress reported towards these targets; and (b) integration of biodiversity into national accounting and reporting systems, defined as implementation of the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting

    15.a

    Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems

    15.a.1

    (a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments

    15.b

    Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to developing countries to advance such management, including for conservation and reforestation

    15.b.1

    (a) Official development assistance on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and (b) revenue generated and finance mobilized from biodiversity-relevant economic instruments

    15.c

    Enhance global support for efforts to combat poaching and trafficking of protected species, including by increasing the capacity of local communities to pursue sustainable livelihood opportunities

    15.c.1
    Proportion of traded wildlife that was poached or illicitly trafficked
    Name Description
    University undergraduate Students
    Local Communities at Suez Canal Region
    Staff / Technical expertise
    3 Expert and technical staff
    In-kind contribution
    Suez Canal University experts
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    Action Network
    Higher Education Sustainability Initiative
    This initiative does not yet fulfil the SMART criteria.
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    Timeline
    01 January 1970 (start date)
    01 January 1970 (date of completion)
    Entity
    Suez Canal University
    SDGs
    Geographical coverage
    Ismailia/Ismailia/Egypt
    Website/More information
    N/A
    Countries
    Egypt
    Egypt
    Contact Information

    Atef Ahmed, Professor and Head of Wildlife Conservation Department