Target 7.C. Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation

Target 7.B. Reduce biodiversity loss, achieving, by 2010, a significant reduction in the rate of loss.

• Protected ecosystems covered 15.2 per cent of land and 8.4 per cent of coastal marine areas worldwide by 2014.

• The world has met the target of halving the proportion of people without access to improved sources of water, five years ahead of schedule.

• Between 1990 and 2015, 2.6 billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources.

• Worldwide 2.1 billion people have gained access to improved sanitation. Despite progress, 2.4 billion are still using unimproved sanitation facilities, including 946 million people who are still practicing open defecation.