Table 1 The proposed SDG target and indicators for polar regions

3. Good health and well-being

3.4 By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from noncommunicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being

^a3.4.3 Life expectancy in extreme environments dominated areas (low temperature, high temperature, low air pressure)

4. Quality education

4.7 By 2030, ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, including among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and nonviolence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture’s contribution to sustainable development

^a4.7.2 Learning and transmission of Indigenous culture

13. Climate action

^a13.4 Mitigate the influences of climate change on sensitive areas by 2030

^a13.4.1 Change in the key elements of the cryosphere in the polar and high mountain regions

15. Life on land

15.a Mobilize and significantly increase financial resources from all sources to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity and ecosystems

^a15.a.2 Funding for biodiversity conservation in polar regions

17. Partnership

17.6 Enhance North‒South, South‒South and triangular regional and international cooperation on and access to science, technology and innovation and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually agreed terms, including through improved coordination among existing mechanisms, in particular at the United Nations level, and through a global technology facilitation mechanism

^a17.6.2 Level of polar regions data sharing, and access to new technology