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About the Goal

The United Nations aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss by 2030.

Â鶹×îгöÆ· is engaged in a broad range of research projects and other initiatives aimed at realizing , including work examining , the impacts of , the and more. Â鶹×îгöÆ· researchers are also as well as new models for understanding land management and land use change.

Â鶹×îгöÆ· Experts and Initiatives

Nyree Zerega

 is the Director of Program in Plant Biology and Conservation, a collaboration between Â鶹×îгöÆ· and the . explores the evolution, genetic diversity, origins and pollination biology of plants. her research uses phylogenomic, collections-based, and experimental field approaches to explore the evolution and genetic diversity of underutilized crops and their wild relatives, pollination, biogeography, and taxonomic revisionary work. Zerega is also interested in applying findings to conservation of plant genomic resources and more sustainable agriculture.

Plant Biology and Conservation Program

is a partnership between Â鶹×îгöÆ· and the Chicago Botanic Garden. The program was developed to train students to address the rapid changes the biological world is experiencing due to global climate change, increases in invasive species and diseases, and habitat fragmentation that will all have significant impacts on the health, survival, diversity, and distribution of the biota as we know it. The program offers students a strong theoretical and methodological foundation within the fields of ecology, conservation, and evolutionary biology, together with the in-depth knowledge required to be able to identify and articulate the frontiers of scholarship and applied science within their area of specialization.