The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to guide our progress towards a more sustainable future. At the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Dr Chris Dickens is working to identify the shortcomings of the SDGs in terms of protecting natural resources. Of 231 unique indicators, just 18 directly monitor the natural resources provided by land, water, air, and biodiversity. While moderately comprehensive, these indicators lack holistic approaches to monitoring ecosystems and biodiversity. Moreover, they suffer from a lack of country-level data. A pragmatic future approach would be the forging of bridges between the SDGs and other global programmes.
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