2024年9月26日 · In Spain, desertification and overexploitation have severely affected what’s known as “Europe’s kitchen garden”. The European Union has flagged the vulnerability of its southern members to desertification in recent years, pointing not only to Spain but also Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania.

2024年12月19日 · Against the backdrop of a deepening environmental crisis, the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) convened in Riyadh in December with a critical mission: to address the escalating threats of land degradation and drought.

2019年8月13日 · So, rather than desertification meaning the literal expansion of deserts, it is a catch-all term for land degradation in water-scarce parts of the world. This degradation includes the temporary or permanent decline in quality of soil, vegetation, water resources or …

2015年6月24日 · Every year, we lose 24 billion tons of fertile soil to erosion and 12 million hectares of land to desertification and drought. This threatens the lives and livelihoods of 1.5 billion people now. In the future, desertification could displace up to 135 million people by 2045. Land degradation could also reduce global food production by up to 12% ...

2023年7月25日 · This will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere, increase water resources and accelerate climate-friendly business development. Beyond reforestation, the plan focuses on afforestation – planting new forests in favourable areas – to reverse desertification and the other effects of climate change, sustain biodiversity and improve food security.

2024年1月16日 · In December, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, COP16, will bring together world leaders, business, NGOs and civil society. The conference will highlight how drought, desertification and land degradation threaten our ecosystems and economies. Here we showcase the economic case for corporate investment in land to protect supply chains.

2022年6月24日 · Themed ‘Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity', the conference was a call to action to reverse the catastrophic cocktail of land degradation, deforestation and desertification that is fuelling conflict, poverty, hunger, and migration in the most vulnerable populations around the world.

2024年11月18日 · Rapid desertification severely threatens global food security and climate resilience as degraded soils lose their ability to store carbon and support life. At the upcoming COP in Riyadh, the international community will discuss how to scale up land restoration efforts, including integrating regenerative agriculture into national climate action ...

2025年1月7日 · The three COPs showcased meaningful commitments to advancing the role of Indigenous peoples in addressing biodiversity loss, climate change, and desertification. However, translating these commitments into tangible outcomes will require rigorous oversight, transparent reporting, and ongoing dialogue with Indigenous communities.

2025年1月23日 · Ibrahim Thiaw, Undersecretary-General of the United Nations; Executive Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) joins leaders from politics, business, and civil society to discuss how to reverse this trend.