The ‘2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development’ aims to transform our world for the better. It defines 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 sub-targets.1
The SDGs are directed at improving the lives and future prospects of everyone, everywhere. Designing and implementing policies to attain the SDGs demands substantial policy effort. As the spectrum of the 2030 Agenda is broad, including economic, social and environ- mental aims, it is essential to have a thorough under- standing of the interrelationships and interdependencies as well as trade-offs between these aims. This includes the impact the economy has on the long-term health of natural systems. Economies need nature: economic prosperity and human well-being are underpinned by natural capital, such as water, forests and minerals.
