{"id":274,"date":"2023-03-20T10:57:04","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T10:57:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uoa.edu.iq\/sustainability\/?page_id=274"},"modified":"2023-11-09T23:29:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T23:29:56","slug":"sdg-15-life-on-land","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/sdg-15-life-on-land\/","title":{"rendered":"SDG 15: Life On Land"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"304\" height=\"303\" src=\"https:\/\/uoa.edu.iq\/sustainability\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SDG15.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SDG15.png 304w, https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SDG15-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SDG15-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 304px) 100vw, 304px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supporting land ecosystems through action<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Maarif University College is committed to providing a high-quality natural environment across all of its campuses, this includes maintaining open spaces. Al-Maarif University College&#8217;s green areas and open spaces<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>are actively maintained by contracted service providers whose<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>responsibilities include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Providing and maintaining a planting register with plants and tree details (botanical name, planting date, common name, and location).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Removing weeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Providing maintenance to improve tree health and vigor, the safety of campus users, and\/or removal of vegetation that is impacting the grounds environment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tree maintenance and pruning (arborist service).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring that plants can take available nutrients to maintain healthy plant conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain irrigation systems and plant watering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Branch and dead leaf removal from tufted plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Applying mulch to the surface of garden beds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Defining specified plants and heritage zones that shall be planted with appropriate indigenous species only.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Supporting land ecosystems through education<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Al-Maarif University College researchers are collaborating with Al-Ramadi Water office to undertake a contaminant risk assessment for each environmentally sensitive site based on existing management plans, historical sediment and water quality data, and maps of surrounding land use. The project aims to identify sites that are at the greatest risk from contamination which is a priority for contaminant screening using novel and traditional methods and make recommendations to protect high-risk environmentally sensitive sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-3896 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alien-species-impact-policy-15-3-4 category-biodiversity-in-campus-planning-15-3-3 category-climate-action-plan-13-3-2 category-climate-education-campaigns-13-3-1 category-ecosystem-conservation-policy-15-3-1 category-ngo-climate-collaboration-13-3-5 category-sdg-10-reduced-inequalities category-sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities category-sdg-13-climate-action category-sdg-15-life-on-land category-sdg-7-affordable-and-clean-energy 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width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo_2023-12-06_09-20-43-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"AUC Participated in National Energy Support and Emission Reduction Initiative\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo_2023-12-06_09-20-43-2.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo_2023-12-06_09-20-43-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo_2023-12-06_09-20-43-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/photo_2023-12-06_09-20-43-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\"><h2 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Al-Maarif University College&#8217;s green areas and open spaces are actively maintained by contracted service providers whose responsibilities include: Al-Maarif University College researchers are collaborating with Al-Ramadi Water office to undertake a contaminant risk assessment &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/sdg-15-life-on-land\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SDG 15: Life On Land<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":215,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-274","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n.jpg",1280,719,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n.jpg",1280,719,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n.jpg",1280,719,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"large":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n-1024x575.jpg",1024,575,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n.jpg",1280,719,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/322395171_1550935691986087_7142052117140157534_n.jpg",1280,719,false]},"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Khalid J Ayed","author_link":"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/author\/khalidja\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Al-Maarif University College is committed to providing a high-quality natural environment across all of its campuses, this includes maintaining open spaces. 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