Life on Land

In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
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,

[New] Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa and the U.S. are estimated to face the greatest threats to natural habitats and biodiversity from expanding animal agriculture to replace wild meat.
[New] Animal agriculture is currently the greatest threat to natural habitats and biodiversity, and also the most significant driver of emerging infectious diseases globally.
[New] Failing to mitigate climate change will bring major new risks, disrupt ecosystems across the world, and hit the most vulnerable regions particularly hard.
[New] The financial materiality of biodiversity-related risks across multiple sectors is clear and ecosystem collapse poses systemic risks to the global economy.
[New] Post-2020 global goals on biodiversity are expected to be agreed in 2022 and, like is the case for the Paris Agreement on climate change, the private sector will play a critical role in delivering them.
[New] As SMEs will play an important role in the 5G ecosystem, Europe should seize the opportunity to devise actions and mechanisms to help SMEs make a significant impact and drive 5G innovation.
[New] The Singapore Land Authority manages land use on the small island nation to create as many development opportunities as possible.
[New] NASA is currently checking systems and preparing for surface operations, which will eventually include dropping off the experimental Ingenuity helicopter and collecting samples for later return to Earth.
[New] NASA has released never-before-seen video from Mars - the highly-anticipated views of the Perseverance rover from multiple entry, descent and landing cameras.
[New] NASA hopes to release a high-definition video - with audio-captured by Perseverance during its descent to the Martian surface, which should include the final 32 feet (10 meters) before it touched the ground.
[New] Nasdaq's global reach combined with Verafin's powerful analytics, robust data insights, and innovative investigation tools, will create a next generation suite of solutions to fight financial crime and promote integrity throughout the financial ecosystem.
[New] Loss of biodiversity is anticipated to accelerate in coming decades, unless actions to halt and reverse human transformation and degradation of ecosystems and to limit climate change are urgently implemented.
[New] One million of the world's estimated 8 million species of plants and animals are threatened with extinction, and many of the ecosystem services essential for human well-being are eroding.
[New] If adopted by every country, city, financial institution and company around the world, the drive to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 can still avert the worst impacts of climate change.
[New] The UK-led international initiative hopes that by 2030, at least 30% of the global ocean will be classified as marine protected areas - which will help safeguard biodiversity and sustain ecosystems.
[New] Alongside a new suite of descent cameras - which will record the landing for viewing back to Earth - and a microphone, the Perseverance rover has three key automatic technologies to land softly on the Martian surface.
[New] NASA kicked off a new era of Mars exploration Thursday with the successful landing of Perseverance, a car-size robotic explorer that will search for traces of ancient life on the planet and collect what could be the first rocky samples from Mars that are sent back to Earth.
[New] Within minutes, NASA's Perseverance rover will endeavor to stick the landing on Mars, kicking off a new era in red planet exploration.
The newest launch vehicle under development at SpaceX - the Starship - is expected to have landing legs on its first stage called Super Heavy like Falcon 9 but also has landing legs on its reusable second stage, a first for launch vehicle second stages.
The production of complex platforms like the K-9 Vajra contributes to the Indian economy with a large multiplier effect, creates new job opportunities and plays a significant role in enhancing India's Industrial ecosystem.
The world faces existential challenges such as climate change, ecosystem collapse, and nuclear proliferation that will only worsen if the United States, China, and others fail to collaborate.
The Mars 2020 mission will search for signs of ancient microbial life and collect rock samples that will be returned to Earth later in the decade.
Within the next few days, NASA will perform a direct entry of the Martian atmosphere to land the Perseverance rover in Mars's Jezero Crater.

Last updated: 28 February 2021

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