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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GROWTH:
SDG 1 — No Poverty — Households used less of their income and time on acquiring wood fuel
SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-Being — Indoor air quality improved to reduce related health problems
SDG 5 — Gender Equality — Women had less daily demand to acquire wood fuel, a function which would not provide any social mobility
SDG 7 — Affordable & Clean Energy — It’s at the core of the project
SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth — Increased time to seek additional employment & job opportunity in stove production & maintenance
SDG 13 — Climate Action — Reduced GHG emissions
SDG 15 — Life on Land — Reduced deforestation from local wood fuel use
UPM Blandin :
UPM Blandin Native American Hardwoods Conservation Project — 188k acres of native, mixed hardwood forests in Minnesota that supplies timber for paper mills entered into a conservation easement to keep the land as forest in perpetuity with public access. Blandin, the operating company worked with Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Forest Stewardship Council and Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification to create a business of sustainable forestry. The project produced verified carbon offsets that helped to preserve the forested land.
Which UN SDGs were supported?
SDG 3 — Good Health and Well-Being — The presence of forests will maintain air quality for local communities and provide natural areas for wellness and recreation
SDG 6 — Clean Water and Sanitation — This forest provides the environmental service of water quality protection
SDG 8 — Decent Work and Economic Growth — Sustainable forestry provides long term employment and job opportunity for supporting businesses and recreation.
SDG 12 — Responsible Consumption and Production — Certified forestry products that promote sustainability
SDG 13 — Climate Action — Increased carbon sequestration through conserved forests and sustainable forestry
SDG 15 — Life on Land — Biodiversity protection that includes 47 bird species, trout, moose, black bear and grey wolf
How different actions flow to each SDG
At the heart of any successful conservation project that can generate offsets are partnerships. The UN Sustainable Development Goal 17 is Partnerships. The cookstove and sustainable forestry projects both required private sector, government and nonprofit partners to envision and work for an outcome that benefited economics, community health and ecosystem protections.