SDG 15-LIFE ON LAND

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), established by the United Nations, represent a comprehensive framework of 17 interconnected goals for addressing pressing global challenges and advancing human development in a sustainable manner. Encompassing critical areas such as poverty eradication, quality education, gender equality, and peace and justice, the goals serve as a roadmap for collective action, mobilizing governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals worldwide to work together towards achieving a more prosperous and equitable world by 2030. The initiative spearheaded by the Deanery, Research and Development, Madras Christian College entails the publication of 17 books, with each dedicated to a specific SDG theme.  As the SDG goals are inherently interconnected, this initiative aims to cultivate an interdisciplinary research culture at MCC that transcends disciplinary boundaries, recognizing the inherent synergy between various academic disciplines. By encouraging collaboration among faculties, research scholars, and students from diverse departments as authors and editors, this inclusive approach not only enhances the substance of the books but also embodies the ethos of interdisciplinary cooperation essential for effectively addressing complex global challenges. The Deanery envisions this initiative as a catalyst for fostering an interdisciplinary research culture within the institution, promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration and acknowledging the inherent connections between different academic fields.

The publication focusing on SDG 15 - Life on Land, underscores the importance of conserving and restoring terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity. This goal emphasizes the need to halt deforestation, combat desertification, and restore degraded land to promote sustainable land use practices. Dr. S. Karunakaran, as the editor of this publication, brings his expertise to explore strategies for biodiversity conservation, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable land management. Through collaborative efforts, they aim to advocate for policies and initiatives that promote land stewardship, protect endangered species, and restore ecosystems to ensure the well-being of both present and future generations.

Our land is our reality. It shapes our cultural and socio-political reality and is in turn shaped by them. Our interaction and manipulation of land has consequences that alter the realities and shape our destinies. 'Life on Land' covers 12 such altered realities through studies carried out by individual researchers. The book thus covers the possible dimensions to land: religious, geographical, cultural, political, ethical and economical, emphasising the need to initiate 'Sustainable Development Goals' by individuals  and government alike, through their studied policies and action to preserve the land and the lives on it - as it is all we have and as it is because of which we are.

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