closer look at urbanisation --- I certainly agree that urbanisation does not only have negative impacts, Vojko. In that sense, your comment is a powerful reminder that the complexity of an issues needs to be taken into account - esp. when it comes to policy. I tend to think of the benefits of urbanisation mainly in terms of benefits to humans (housing, access to health care, access to jobs etc.). When it comes to SDG 15, I actually do not detect anything related to the reduction of urbanisation. Target 15.5 states: 'Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity and, by 2020, protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species.' The indicator for that target is the 'red list' of threatened species. So from that perspective, it would be great to hear more about your concerns in this regard.

Source author: Katharina Höne KatharinaH@diplomacy.edu