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

This goal aspires to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. Zimbabwe is a signatory to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of 1971. The Constitution through

section 73 as well as the Environmental Management Act chapter 20:27 and Forest Commission Act have provisions in support of Goal 15. The government established Environmental Management board through EMA Act. The government amended the Forestry bill to improve its efficiency in managing forestry ecology. The GoZ has revised the national biodiversity strategies and action plans to mainstream biodiversity priorities into national and sectorial planning processes.

In addition to EMA other institutions available include the Forestry Commission and the department of Parks and Wildlife conservation. NANGO members are playing their role of complementing government in raising awareness and building citizens’ capacity to be vigilant in their localities and demand transparency and accountability from their government.