SDG 15: Life on Land

Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. GIZ is actively involved in efforts to protect ecosystems such as the particularly valuable landscapes of the High Andes. A visit to these remote mountains shows how farming families, artificial intelligence and love of nature are coming together to achieve this goal.

Three questions for Samira Fadul from the drinks manufacturer Bavaria in Colombia. The company is supporting a programme to protect the valuable páramo ecosystem in the High Andes. As Vice President Legal and Corporate Affairs, Fadul is responsible for the company’s sustainability strategy.

Focus on forest conservation: GIZ supports Brazil in protecting the Amazon region in many ways.

Preserving biodiversity, protecting habitats: the agreement reached at the Biodiversity Conference in Montreal in December 2022 is showing results.

The global temperature has already increased by 1.1 degrees Celsius since the start of the Industrial Revolution, and it has risen faster in the past 50 years than ever before. Stopping this trend calls for rapid decision-making and a lot of money. Here are some facts about climate change and finance.

Green hydrogen is set to bring prosperity to Namibia and propel the world towards a climate-neutral economy. We travel to the country’s south-west, where plans are under way for one of the world’s largest hydrogen plants.