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Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 8 calls upon the international community to "[p]romote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all". This chapter assesses the progress made towards each of the targets of SDG 8, by presenting recent trends in the corresponding indicators. Attaining SDG 8 will require far increased efforts, given how far current trends are from the targets envisaged under this goal.

What is artificial intelligence? What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? How does AI affect the SDGs? Artificial Intelligence has a real impact on our lives and on our environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals enable us to evaluate these impacts in a systematic manner. This book shows that doing so requires us to understand the context of AI - the infrastructure it is built on, who develops it, who owns it, who has access to it, who uses it, and what it is used for - rather than relying on an isolationist theory of technology. By doing so, we can analyze not only the direct effects of AI on sustainability, but also the indirect - or second-order - effects. AI for the Sustainable Development Goals shows how AI potentially affects all SDGs - both positively and negatively.

Achieving sustainable development has been hampered by trade-offs in favour of economic growth over social well-being and ecological viability, which may also affect the sustainable development goals (SDGs) adopted by the member states of the United Nations. In contrast, the concept of inclusive development emphasizes the social, ecological and political dimensions of development. In this context, this paper addresses the question: What does inclusive development mean and to what extent is it taken into account in the framing of the SDGs? It presents inclusive development as having three key dimensions (social, ecological, and relational inclusiveness) with five principles each. This is applied to the 17 SDGs and their targets. The paper concludes that while the text on the SDGs fares quite well on social inclusiveness, it fares less well in respect to ecological and relational inclusiveness. This implies that there is a risk that implementation processes also focus more on social inclusiveness rather than on ecological and relational inclusiveness. Moreover, in order to de facto achieve social inclusiveness in the Anthropocene, it is critical that the latter two are given equal weight in the actual implementation process.

Introduction -- Varieties of Knowledge Society and the SDGs -- Lifelong Learning and the SDGs -- China's Economic Embrace of Africa in Comparative Perspective -- The AU's African Governance Architecture and SDG 16: A critical analysis of intersections -- African Mining and the SDGs: From Vision to Reality? -- Minding the Gap? The Media and the Realization of the SDGs in Kenya -- The SDGs and Human In/Security in Africa: A Ghanaian Example -- SDG 17 and Ghana's Development Agenda -- Research Data Management as a Strategic Imperative for SDGs Scientific Evidence -- Prioritising Health Systems to Achieve SDGs in Africa: A Review of Scientific Evidence -- Prioritising Women's Mental Health for the Achievement of the SDGs in Africa -- Talent Management in South Africa: Women's Experiences in Multinational Organisations -- Securing Inclusive Growth: Mentorship, Youth Employment and Employment Creation in Kenya -- The Challenge of Decent Work in Africa -- Upscaling Agriculture and Food Security in Africa in Pursuit of SDG 1, 2 & 8: What Role Does China Play?

"Green finance plays a crucial role in promoting sustainable development by mobilizing financial resources towards environmentally sustainable projects. It enables the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy, which is essential for achieving global climate goals. Green Finance and Sustainable Development Goals explores how, by aligning financial investments with sustainable development objectives, green finance can contribute to the achievement of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The first part of the book examines the connection between climate change and green finance in emerging markets and developing countries, with a particular focus on the impact of globalization and financial development on climate change. The second part of the book focuses on environmental disclosure, standards, and their relevance, with a specific focus on how European countries have implemented green finance to support sustainable development and achieve their climate goals. In the third and final part of the book, the authors discuss green finance and sustainable development goals from a global perspective. They examine the role of finance and renewable energy transition in supporting sustainable economic development, and how this can be applied to green recovery in the post-COVID-19 era. The book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the relationship between green finance and sustainable development goals, and offers insights and potential solutions for researchers, investors, and policymakers. It also includes real-life case studies, empirical analyses, and policy recommendations from scholars around the world, making it a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding and addressing the challenges of climate change and sustainable finance in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic."

This book looks to cover the issues related to advances in higher education for sustainable development goals. Nowadays, sustainable development is an important concept in higher education. One of the most widely recognized definition is based in Brundtland report as "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". The three core pillars of sustainable development are environment, society and economy. Currently, higher education in the context of sustainable development goals (SDGs) is a great challenge. The information about higher education for sustainable development presents great interest to improve communication between, professors, researches and students in universities, institutes, colleges, etc. This research book covers all aspects of higher education for sustainable development goals, namely, no poverty, zero hunger, good health and wellbeing, quality education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth, industry, innovation, and infrastructure, reduced inequalities, sustainable cities and communities, responsible consummation and production, climate action, life bellow water, life on land, peace, justice and strong institutions, partnerships

In diesem Beitrag wird die Repräsentativität der deutschen Biosphärenreservate diskutiert. Die Nachhaltigkeitsziele der Vereinten Nationen dienen dafür als theoriegeleiteter Analyserahmen. Deutschland erreicht derzeit einen Anteil von rund 16 Prozent der Landfläche, die unter striktem Naturschutz stehen. Es stellt sich somit kein Mengenproblem, vielmehr steht die Frage der Anzahl, räumlichen Verteilung und inhaltlichen Qualität von Schutzgebieten im Vordergrund - hier der Biosphärenreservate. In bisherigen Arbeiten wurde ausschließlich die naturräumliche Repräsentativität der Biosphärenreservate in Deutschland beleuchtet. Das ist für die Bedeutung dieser Gebiete, die dem Paradigma der nachhaltigen Entwicklung explizit verpflichtet sind, nicht ausreichend. Deshalb zielt der Beitrag darauf ab, raumstrukturelle und sozioökonomische Defizite im Netz der deutschen Biosphärenreservate aufzudecken. Dazu werden zu ausgewählten Nachhaltigkeitszielen aussagekräftige Parameter analysiert und in Form thematischer Karten präsentiert. Weiter wird untersucht, ob und inwieweit die existierenden Biosphärenreservate in der Lage sind, als Modellregionen für nachhaltige Entwicklung ihrer gewünschten Vorbildfunktion für den Rest der Welt nachzukommen.