As political mantras go, “we’re guided by the science” ranks high. Yet established policymaking structures mean scientific considerations are often marginalized. We need bold reform now to place science genuinely at the heart of decision-making
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Save our species: halting biodiversity loss needs systemic change
Biodiversity — Global
Without action, this century will see many more species go extinct. Halting biodiversity loss calls for all countries to act now to transform how we produce, consume, and manage resources
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Coordinating disparate sources of finance to achieve the SDGs
Financing — Global, Latin America and the Caribbean
If generating the finance to achieve the SDGs seemed a tall order pre-pandemic, it looks much harder now. We must rapidly accelerate the take-up of financial instruments for sustainable development, and attract a wider range of investors, if we’re to meet the 2030 deadline
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America recommits to climate action and sustainability: can it get the world back on track?
Climate — US and Canada
The US is once again committed to tackling climate change. Can it succeed, and take the rest of the world with it?
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COVID-19 strengthens the case for universal health coverage
Health — Global
With the pandemic demonstrating that ‘no one is safe until everyone is safe’, the case for universal health coverage has never been clearer. How do we achieve it?
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For the world’s growing urban populations, the ‘new normal’ must mean better and sustainable places to live and work, and ways to travel, for all – not just a privileged few
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Space-D: Innovation for the SDGs
Data and monitoring — Middle East and Northern Africa
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is harnessing the power of space
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Building a more equal world
Economic development — Global
Coronavirus threatens to push already damaging levels of inequality to new extremes. Post-pandemic, we must go beyond lifting people out of poverty and tackle the deeper structural causes of inequality at all levels
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Are nations thinking, and acting, for the long term?
Data and monitoring — Global
Six years after signing up to sustainable development and climate action, are countries’ plans fit for purpose to make long-term change?
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Climate is just one of nine identified ‘planetary boundaries’, beyond which humanity’s future comes under threat. We must ensure the SDGs succeed within these critical limits
