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Millennium Development Goals

Goal 7 - Ensure environmental sustainability

TARGET
Integrate the principles of sustainable development into country policies and programmes and reverse the loss of environmental resources
Rapid deforestation continues, but the net loss of forest area is slowing down
Decisive and concerted action results in drastic reductions of ozone-depleting substances
Energy use has become more efficient in most regions, through CO2 emissions continue to rise globally
TARGET
Halve, by 2015, the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation
With half of developing country populations still lacking basic sanitation, the world is unlikely to reach its target
World targets for safe drinking water are in sight, but coverage remains spotty in rural areas
TARGET
By 2020, to have achieved a significant improvement in the lives of at least 100 million slum-dwellers
Cities in sub-Saharan Africa are growing most rapidly, as are their slums
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