GOAL 7:
ENSURE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Target 1:
Integrate the principles of sustainable
development into country policies and programmes
and reverse the loss of environmental resources
- Immediate action is needed to contain rising greenhouse gas emissions
- Success in limiting ozone-depleting substances is also helping to mitigate climate change
Target 2:
Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving,
by 2010, a significant reduction in the
rate of loss
- Marine areas and land conservation need greater attention
- Deforestation slows and more forests are designated for biodiversity conservation
- The number of species threatened with extinction is rising rapidly
- Fish stocks require improved fisheries management to reduce depletion
Target 3:
Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population
without sustainable access to safe drinking water
and basic sanitation
- Almost half of the world’s population face a scarcity of water
- More people are using improved sanitation facilities, but meeting the target will require a redoubling of efforts
- In developing regions, nearly one in four uses no form of sanitation
- Though access to improved drinking water has expanded, nearly one billion people do without
- Women shoulder the largest burden in collecting water
Target 4:
By 2020, to have achieved a significant
improvement in the lives of at least 100
million slum dwellers