‘What it Takes to Feed 7.5 Billion People’
Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli (left) and head of the UNCCD Ibrahim Thaw (right) at the international congress on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation...
View ArticleCelebrating 25 years and growing the future together
By UNCCD Media AdvisoryJun 17 2019 (IPS-Partners) (UNCCD) – Monday, 17 June is World Day to Combat Desertification. It will be observed all over the world. Download the message from Mr. António...
View ArticleDesertification ‘More Dangerous and More Insidious than Wars’
Grenada has been spearheading the fight against desertification at local, regional and global levels. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPSBy Desmond BrownANKARA, Jun 18 2019 (IPS) Businesses are being encouraged...
View ArticleMore Megacities, More Pressure on Forests
While there were just 10 megacities worldwide in 1990, this number has tripled to 33, with populations of more than 10 million people. The number of megacities is expected to rise to 43 by 2030, mostly...
View ArticleSoil for Survival: Countries Commit to Halt Land Degradation
A Saint Lucian farmer surveys his crops, during the annual dry season. Amid reports that half of the earth’s agricultural land is degraded, countries are reporting on progress to halt land degradation....
View ArticleCall for Political Belt-tightening to Prevent Drought Becoming the Next Pandemic
In India's Eastern Ghats indigenous communities direct a perennial hill stream under the rural employment programme to run through the middle of their village helping them access household water needs...
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