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LIFE ON LAND POST 5

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      Initiatives of some companies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to support the goal 15  life on land     Almarai Company      Almarai Company participated in sustainability and decided to conserve s water because it is not 'water and reduce the use of the Kingdom available to a large extent. In 2021, we worked to draft a Statement of Our Position on Water, which will outline our commitment to greater water stewardship, with a focus on Efficient use of water resources, increasing the frequency of recycling and reducing withdrawals and usage in our operations. The statement will define a long-term strategy aligned with our broader sustainability goals, and will serve as a system of governance for years to come by bringing our .workers and business units to mind and culture of best practices The statement of position on water will be one of the many ways to engage our employees in driving a culture of sustainable change through Almarai W...

LIFE ON LAND POST 4

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             Sustainable development is essential to reversing environmental deterioration and rebuilding our world. However, there are grave implications for human life and well-being as a result of the destruction of forests, dwindling biological variety, and worrisome rates of ecosystem degradation in terrestrial environments. One fifth of the Earth's land surface is now affected by land degradation. More quickly than at any other period in human history, human activities are responsible for biodiversity loss. And when it comes to halting the loss of biodiversity, the world fell short of its 2030 goal. The International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List indicator, which tracks the likelihood that particular species will go extinct altogether, appears. Most of the biodiversity in the planet is stored in forests. Between 2000-2010 and 2010-2020, there has been limited progress made toward sustainable global forest management.   The prop...

LIFE ON LAND POST 3

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       Life on land includes the meaning of  preserving the land, utilization natural places, as well as restoring and promoting their sustainable use, combating desertification ,Elimination of poaching ، and preserving biodiversity. The importance of the goal lies in: 1- Preservation of ecosystems. 2- Stop removing trees and cutting them down. 3- Combating desertification. 4- Stop overfishing. 5- Protecting biodiversity. 6- Protecting access to genetic resources. 7- Preventing the introduction of invasive alien species into ecosystems. facts and stats: 1-   According to United nation department of economic social affairs Sustainable Development website (2022), 10 million hectares of forest are destroyed every year  Almost 90% of global deforestation is due to agricultural expansion: 49,6% cropland expansion , 38,5%livestock grazing . 2- (Smithsonian n.d.) mention the extinction Rates: Recent studies estimate about eight million species...

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    Sustainable development goals  1- No Poverty: By 2030, reach full coverage of the poor and vulnerable, eradicate poverty in all of its forms and manifestations, and cut the percentage of men, women and children living in poverty by at least half. 2- Zero hunger: Smallholder farmers and their families make up a substantial share of the extremely poor and hungry people who live in rural areas. In order to eradicate poverty and hunger, it is essential to boost food production, agricultural productivity, and rural incomes. 3-Good health and well-being: Ensuring healthy lives and promoting well-being for all at all ages; ensuring universal access to health services. 4-Quality education: The findings of our study could also help to give better, personalized instructions to the users in different fields, and help with the construction of a more interactive dialog between the user and an intelligent tutoring system. 5-Gender equality: Inequalities between men and women are st...

LIFE ON LAND POST 1

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                Defining sustainable development: meeting economic, environmental and social need for the present generation without compromising the needs of future generations. The pillars of development rest on three pillars: the economy The primary focus is on society, which defines its quality (industrial - agricultural - pastoral). In order to achieve economic growth and increase human income, it is necessary to rely on the environmental resources in which he lives to benefit. Hence, the Kingdom’s vision 2030 was launched to benefit from natural resources in a moderate manner to provide a decent life for the individual and sustainability for future generations, such as not relying on oil energy resources as primary sources that the state resorts to for renewable energy. as other alternatives. Society: The people of society are the ones who put the economy and the society's success in development and growth and meet the basic needs of the in...