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

Check all the 17 goals

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Goal 15 - Life On Land | The World's Largest Lesson

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

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Mr Rohan Joglekar
Bachelors in environmental Sciences
Masters in wildlife conservation

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Location:     https://goo.gl/maps/Ud5Y539B7d4uykLa8    (Ram Mula Confluence- Jeevitnadi adopt a stretch)

The clean-up drive has been organised by :

Jeevitnadi - Living River Foundation

https://jeevitnadi.org

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Use this template as an exemplar and create your own sheet to introduce yourself. You will need a photograph of yourself to paste in the frame. We shall be using this sheet in the final presentation.

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Add your understanding of PYPX as a post here. We shall collate these opinions together using post it notes.

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We had created our essential agreements in our first meeting. Please add your inputs here.

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The following links were shared with you for reference.
https://www.globalgoals.org/goals/15-life-on-land/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vXJ387FRY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vgh7KaRriE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTvxUparz1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVg1ZF2M_ag

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL8-a_HrBnQ

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https://kids.kiddle.co/Sustainable_Development_Goals

https://changeforchildren.org/learn-teach/learn-and-teach-sdgs/

Go through the information on the links and use the above template to write your understanding. You can refer to other websites as well. Do give credits.

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This is another option for your reflection. You can use your own template as well.

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Organise your thoughts about the reasons you chose 'Life on land' for your exhibition using this template. You can use any other template as well.

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You had listed out some of the burning questions in one of the meetings. Try listing them out here.

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Which target of the goal would you like to focus on?

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List down the essential elements of the PYP that you are aware of.

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By Armaan

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By Armaan

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Shreyan pradhan

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Shreyan Pradhan

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Shreyan Pradhan

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https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=94616#:~:text=Protected%20Areas%2C%20viz.%2C%20National,wild%20animals%20and%20their%20habitats.

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Steps Taken for Protection of Endangered Species

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The Government has taken several steps for protection of endangered species of wild animals in the country, which are as following:- The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 has been amended and made more stringent. The punishment for offences under the Act have been enhanced.

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From majestic mammals like bison and grizzly bears to tiny desert wildflowers, America harbors a remarkable array of plant and animal species.

Unfortunately many of our species have not fared well over the past few decades, suffering from threats such as habitat loss and the spread of invasive species.

Scientists estimate that up to one-third of U.S. species are at increased risk of extinction, and more than 1,600 U.S. plants and animals already have been federally listed as threatened or endangered and protected under the Endangered Species Act.

The National Wildlife Federation has long has been focused on protecting the most vulnerable of our wild species.

Our Approach

The National Wildlife Federation works to defend, strengthen, fund, and ensure effective implementation of the Endangered Species Act and other core wildlife protection laws.

Defending and strengthening the Endangered Species Act, which provides an essential legal safety net to prevent the loss of plant and animal species to extinction.

Holding federal agencies and others accountable for complying with laws protecting rare and endangered species using cooperation, persuasion, and-where necessary-litigation.

Advocating for increased funding for federal and state conservation programs that benefit endangered species.

Protecting, restoring, and connecting the habitats on which endangered species and other wildlife depend for their survival, and encouraging wildlife-friendly land management practices.

Reducing threats to wildlife that can lead to their endangerment and extinction, such as loss of habitat, contamination of water and spread of invasive species.

State Wildlife Action Plans

One of the best ways to protect endangered species is to prevent their decline and deterioration in the first place. Toward that end, National Wildlife Federation works to maintain healthy populations of fish, wildlife, and plant species through promoting broad-based conservation efforts such as State Wildlife Action Plans. National Wildlife Federation is advocating for passage of the Recovering America's Wildlife Act, which is a bold new approach for providing the funding needed to carry out these proactive conservation plans.

Climate Change

Climate change is making the protection of endangered species increasingly challenging. Climate change not only affects our plants and animals directly -through changes in temperature and precipitation for instance-but can worsen the impact on endangered species of traditional threats, such as invasive species, wildfires and diseases.

The National Wildlife Federation is playing a leadership role in developing and promoting innovative approaches for climate-smart conservation that can safeguard endangered species and other wildlife in the face of a changing climate.

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Protecting Endangered Species | National Wildlife Federation

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From majestic mammals like bison and grizzly bears to tiny desert wildflowers, America harbors a remarkable array of plant and animal species. Unfortunately many of our species have not fared well over the past few decades, suffering from threats such as habitat loss and the spread of invasive species.

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http://kids.getepic.com/students

Case study - The wolves return

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Instantly access over 40,000 of the best books & videos for kids on Epic

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India's western state and economy hub Maharashtra is also blessed with verdant natural beauty. With the biodiversity hot spot Western Ghats beginning from this state, the Zoological Survey of India recently found that the state has 1065 species of vertebrates and 642 species of invertebrates. The assessment was carried out by ZSI beginning from the time of its inception in 1959 till last year. The areas for the study included the protected areas national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserve, wetlands and almost all districts of the state. The census revealed that Maharashtra has,

1065 species of vertebrates (fish, mammals, amphibians and reptiles)

642 species of invertebrates (animals without backbones, like scorpions, crabs, molluscs, freshwater sponges, centipedes, crustaceans, roundworms, among others)

160 species of molluscs

104 species of Arachnid

42 species of centipedes

89 species of nematode or roundworms

71 species of cladocera, commonly called water fleas, among others.

1807 species of Insects

402 species of coleoptera (or beetles)

278 species of diptera (flies)

238 species of hymenoptera (sawflies, wasps, beetles, ants)

227 spcecies of hemiptera, known as true bugs

213 species of lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), among others.

Among the vertebrates it was also found that there are 165 species that are endemic to India and 26 species that are endemic to the state of Maharshtra i.e. found only here in the entire world. According to RM Sharma, the deputy director of ZSI, most of these endemic species are restricted to the northern Western Ghats. S S Jadhav, scientist, ZSI, said there were few threatened species too that were cited in the report. Some of them are, Among Mammals,

The soft-furred rat (Millardia kondana), commonly called the Sinhagad rat,

The blue whale

Dugong Dugon (sea cow), all critically endangered.

Among Fishes,

Puntius deccanensis, critically endangered and found in Katraj lake in Pune

Parapsilorhynchus prateri found in Deoli inNashik district

Among Birds,

Forest owlet found in Shahada and Taloda of Dhule district

Indian white-backed vulture and Long-billed vulture

Among Amphibians,

Amboli toad (Xanthophryne tigerinus) found in Amboli

Indirana phrynoderma, a species of frog found in Tamhini, Pune,

Pseudophilautus amboli frog found in Amboli, Sawantwadi district, Amba forest, Kolhapur and Sindhudurg district

Among Reptiles,

Eretmochelys imbricate, a sea turtle found in Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu coast

Dermochelys coriacea, a sea turtle found in Maharashtra, Andaman, Goa, South Kerala, Gujarat and West Bengal

Sharma agreed that the data collected was still miniscule in comparision to the vast diversity of the land. He also said that the forest area was under constant pressure and many of the fauna might well be lost even before it could be recorded.
"The data collected for this study is minuscule. Lot of data is yet to be collected and identified. And the gaps have to be filled in."

"Proximate threats include extraction of forest products, poaching, mining, pollution, overgrazing, forest fires, invasive species, inadequate enforcement of existing laws and absence of involvement of local communities in conservation. Thus, the natural and man-made threats affect the ecological, biological and in turn the genetic diversity," he said.
Image via cc/Flickr by Yogendra Joshi

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Maharashtra's Biodiversity Revealed - India's Endangered

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India's western state and economy hub Maharashtra is also blessed with verdant natural beauty. With the biodiversity hot spot Western Ghats beginning from this state, the Zoological Survey of India recently found that the state has 1065 species of vertebrates and 642 species of invertebrates.

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what can we do to stop animal extinction?-nirvaan

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what can we do to stop animal extinction?-nirvaan

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After a group discussion and brainstorming, we zeroed down on the problem of species being endangered because of human activities.