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SUMMARY:World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought\, 17 June
DESCRIPTION:A UN Project in collaboration with the Korea Forest Service is empowering local farmers in Ethiopia to restore their land\, secure sustainable incomes\, and combat climate change. \nPhoto:UNCCD\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRestore the land. Unlock the opportunities\nHealthy land underpins thriving economies\, with over half of global GDP dependent on nature. Yet we are depleting this natural capital at an alarming rate: every minute\, the equivalent of four football fields is lost due to land degradation. \nThis drives biodiversity loss\, increasing drought risk and displacing communities. The ripple effects are global—from rising food prices to instability and migration. \nDesertification\, land degradation\, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time\, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded. \nAs the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 marks its halfway point\, we must accelerate efforts to turn the tide of land degradation into large-scale restoration. If current trends continue\, we will need to restore 1.5 billion hectares of land and jumpstart a trillion-dollar land restoration economy by 2030. \nUnder the theme “Restore the land. Unlock the оpportunities”\, the 2025 observance shines a light on how restoring nature’s foundation—land—can create jobs\, boost food and water security\, support climate action and build economic resilience.
URL:https://centralasiaclimateportal.org/event/world-day-to-combat-desertification-and-drought-17-june-2/
CATEGORIES:Agriculture and rural development,Climate change,Environment, hydrometeorology and ecosystems,Water resources
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