Questão 46 - PAS - UFLA 2 Etapa 2023-2025

Read Passage 1 carefully, and then answer the question.

 

PASSAGE 1

 

Biodiversity is collapsing as one million species teeter on the brink of extinction. We must end these relentless and senseless wars on nature.”

 

[1] UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his 
message on Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2023 . 
This month’s Goal of the Month editorial focuses 
on Goal 15, which is about protecting life on 
[5] land. It is to conserve and restore terrestrial 
ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat 
desertification,  halt  and reverse land 
degradation and stop biodiversity loss. 

 

Why it matters

[10] Goal 15 matters because healthy ecosystems and 
the biological diversity they support are a source 
of food, water, medicine, shelter and other 
material goods. They also provide ecosystem 
services – the cleaning of air and water – which 
sustain life and increase resiliency. However, the 
[15] planet is experiencing a dangerous decline in 
nature because of human activity. The stakes 
could not be higher as one million plant and 
animal species are at risk of  extinction,  many 
within decades. …

 

SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) 15 by the Numbers

[20]    The world lost 100 million hectares of forest from 2000 to 2020. Agricultural expansion 
is the direct driver for almost 90% of global deforestation. 
    More than one in five species are now threatened with extinction. 
    Between 2015 and 2019, the world lost at least 100 million hectares of healthy and 
productive land every year, affecting food and water security globally. 

Available at: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/goal-of-the-month/. (Adapted). Acesso em 22 april , 2023.

Considering the main idea of passage 1, its main goal is to