The United Nations calls its 17 Sustainable Development Goals "the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all." With a target of achieving them by 2030, the goals are all interconnected and address the global challenges we face.

Goal 15 is "Life on Land." As the UN puts it: "Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss." 

This series includes stories of sisters advocating for and protecting our earth.

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Q & A with Sr. Patricia Ryan, defending Indigenous rights amid land exploitation

After 30 years, Good Samaritan life in Kiribati continues to blossom

Working farms highlight sisters' 'just relationships with all Creation'

Ursulines minister amid volcano crisis in Goma