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15_Why-it-Matters_Goal15__Life-on-Land_3
15_Why-it-Matters_Goal15__Life-on-Land_3

​ADDITIONAL FACTS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS

  • Around 1.6 billion people depend on forests for their livelihood, including 70 million indigenous people.

  • 6 billion people depend directly on agriculture, but 52 per cent of the land used for agriculture is moderately or severely affected by soil degradation.

  • 74 per cent of the poor are directly affected by land degradation globally.

  • Illicit poaching and trafficking of wildlife continues to thwart conservation efforts, with nearly 7,000 species of animals and plants reported in illegal trade involving 120 countries.

  • Over 80 per cent of the human diet is provided by plants. Only three cereal crops – rice, maize and wheat – provide 60 per cent of energy intake.

  • As many as 80 per cent of people living in rural areas in developing countries rely on traditional plant-­‐based medicines for basic healthcare.

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