THE UN S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL NO. 15 IS TO PROTECT RESTORE AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE USE OF TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS SUSTAINABLY MANAGE FORESTS AND HALT BIODIVERSITY LOSS. ACHIEVING THIS GOAL REQUIRES LAND USE PLANS THAT ARE BASED ON STATE-OFTHE ART FOREST MONITORING AND SPECIES HABITAT MODELS. MANY COUNTRIES HAVE DEVELOPED SUCH LAND USE PLANS. HOWEVER ESPECIALLY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES OFTEN LACK THE CAPACITY TO EMPLOY REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED MODELS IN THEIR PLANNING EFFORTS. ARGENTINA IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY THAT ESTABLISHED REGIONAL FOREST LAND USE PLANS IN 2007 (NATIONAL FOREST LAW N 26 331) BUT WHOSE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS LACKED THE KNOW-HOW TO USE BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION WHEN ZONING THEIR FORESTS. HOWEVER OUR TEAM RECENTLY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED A STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH TO ENHANCING THE LAND-USE PLANS FOR THE SOUTHERN YUNGAS FOREST OF NORTHERN ARGENTINA BASED ON MAPS OF ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITATS AND CONSERVATION THREATS (MARTINUZZI ET AL 2017). BOTH SALTA AND JUJUY PROVINCES ARE NOW USING OUR RESULTS IN THE LATEST OF THE MANDATED 5-YEAR PLAN UPDATES.