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S. Lucatello et al. (eds.), Stewardship of Future Drylands and Climate
Change in the Global South, Springer Climate,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6_2
Chapter 2
Sustainable Development Goals
and Drylands: Addressing
the Interconnection
S. Lucatello and E. Huber-Sannwald
Abstract Sustainable dryland practices and drought risk management are the centerpieces for sustainable management systems as well as measures to sustainable
land use, particularly resilience and ecosystem services. On the other hand, sustainable development goals (SDGs) and target 15.3 provide a general guidance for environmental and socio-ecological dynamics for improving a better-coordinated
approach to land management, particularly in the case of drylands. During the
period 1998–2013, about one-fifth of the Earth’s land surface covered by vegetation
showed persistent and declining trends in productivity, particularly in the case of
Latin American countries. It is therefore key to reverse advanced stages of land
degradation by sustainable land management and improving lives and livelihoods of
millions of people currently under threat in the region. Paragraph 33 of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on the linkage between sustainable
management of the planet’s natural resources and social and economic development
as well as on strengthening “cooperation on desertification, dust storms, land degradation and drought” and promote resilience and disaster risk reduction.” In this
article, we explore the relation between SDGs and their interconnections with drylands management. SDGs are considered a major instrument to combat desertification, drought, and land degradation together with climate change and the loss of
biodiversity by combining and scaling up established socioeconomic principles and
practices to reach SDG target 15.3 and the objectives of UNCCD for land degradation neutrality (LDN).
Keywords Sustainable development goals · Land degradation neutrality · Agenda
for sustainable development · Interconnection
S. Lucatello (*)
Estudios Ambientales y Territoriales, Instituto Mora, Mexico City, Mexico
e-mail: slucatello@institutomora.edu.mx
E. Huber-Sannwald
División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y
Tecnológica, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
S. Lucatello et al. (eds.), Stewardship of Future Drylands and Climate
Change in the Global South, Springer Climate,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-22464-6_2
Chapter 2
Sustainable Development Goals
and Drylands: Addressing
the Interconnection
S. Lucatello and E. Huber-Sannwald
Abstract Sustainable dryland practices and drought risk management are the centerpieces for sustainable management systems as well as measures to sustainable
land use, particularly resilience and ecosystem services. On the other hand, sustainable development goals (SDGs) and target 15.3 provide a general guidance for environmental and socio-ecological dynamics for improving a better-coordinated
approach to land management, particularly in the case of drylands. During the
period 1998–2013, about one-fifth of the Earth’s land surface covered by vegetation
showed persistent and declining trends in productivity, particularly in the case of
Latin American countries. It is therefore key to reverse advanced stages of land
degradation by sustainable land management and improving lives and livelihoods of
millions of people currently under threat in the region. Paragraph 33 of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development focuses on the linkage between sustainable
management of the planet’s natural resources and social and economic development
as well as on strengthening “cooperation on desertification, dust storms, land degradation and drought” and promote resilience and disaster risk reduction.” In this
article, we explore the relation between SDGs and their interconnections with drylands management. SDGs are considered a major instrument to combat desertification, drought, and land degradation together with climate change and the loss of
biodiversity by combining and scaling up established socioeconomic principles and
practices to reach SDG target 15.3 and the objectives of UNCCD for land degradation neutrality (LDN).
Keywords Sustainable development goals · Land degradation neutrality · Agenda
for sustainable development · Interconnection
S. Lucatello (*)
Estudios Ambientales y Territoriales, Instituto Mora, Mexico City, Mexico
e-mail: slucatello@institutomora.edu.mx
E. Huber-Sannwald
División de Ciencias Ambientales, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Científica y
Tecnológica, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosí, Mexico