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Mauritania is unlikely to meet its 2026 deadlines for clearing anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions due to insufficient funding. A survey of one of three operators showed that funding rose from USD 0.039 million in 2023 to USD 0.35 million in 2024, with 58-60% spent on capacity development. National funding targets for 2025 and 2026 (USD 1.7 million for mines and USD 0.76 million for cluster munitions) are considered lower than the actual amounts needed for completion.

The report concludes that Goal 6 was met through the adoption of SDG 15, but highlights significant gaps in how forest conservation is measured and reported. It notes that indicators for SDG target 15.2 measure net rather than gross deforestation, failing to capture the extent of natural forest loss. Furthermore, the report warns that SDG targets 15.1 and 15.2 were set to expire in 2020 without adopted revisions. Reporting challenges persist at national levels, with many countries lacking the data and statistical systems needed to track progress, while corporate reporting on SDGs remains largely superficial.