With land degradation entering the global conversation around sustainability, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, aims to advance the ...

Efforts to reverse deforestation and land degradation are moving in the wrong direction, exposing the hollowness of United Nations pledges. October 14, 2024 at 12:00 AM EDT By Lara Williams ...

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Land degradation is directly and indirectly impacting seven planetary boundaries; six of these are already transgressed and progressing deeper into the “high risk zone” potentially leading to ...

What's happening? As The Guardian explained, the study determined that land degradation is increasing by around 1 million ...

Exclusive-UN Calls for $2.6 Trillion Investment to Reverse Land Degradation By Simon Jessop and Pesha Magid RIYADH (Reuters) - Restoring the world's degraded land and holding back its deserts will ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published The Guardian.It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Land degradation is expanding worldwide at the rate of 1m sq km every year, ...

The report reveals that anthropogenic activities have also seen an increase, with land degradation attributed to human influence rising from 812sqkm in 2005-06 to 882.3sqkm in 2015-16.

Speaking on the Saudi's primary goals for the presidency of COP16, Dr Faqeeha stated that the focused is on raising awareness of the impact of land degradation, drought, and desertification.

These conclusions highlight the increasing frequency and severity of droughts, alongside the exacerbation of desertification and land degradation both globally and within Europe. The Council urges the ...