Copyright AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved By Harry Bligh with AFP Published on 26/08/2026 – 15:17 GMT+2 ShareCommentsAdd Euronews on Google On a stretch of the river in Bulgaria, archaeologists have been able to study the foundations of a bridge, thought to have been built in the
US$1.3 billion portfolio of finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, with rangelands at its centre through a US$1.2 billion portfolio spanning 45 projects Progress toward Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), with Brazil presenting a new voluntary 2030 LDN target comprising 17 sub-targets, while Central Asia has already
ajikistan Proposed New Financial Mechanisms to Combat Land Degradation at COP17 Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (COP17), taking place in Ulaanbaatar, Central Asian countries advocated for expanded international cooperation, attraction of new financial mechanisms, and
On the sidelines of the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17), a side event entitled “From Investment to Impact” was held at the National Pavilion of Uzbekistan. The event focused on effectively mobilising investment for the restoration of
In Tajikistan, degraded lands occupy approximately 30% of the country’s territory. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ More than 80 million hectares of land in Central Asia are degraded or declining, according to a new thematic report of the Global Land Outlook prepared under the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The report
The 17th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) has commenced in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. The event is taking place from 17 to 28 August under the theme “Restore the Land. Restore the Hope.”The Prime Minister of Mongolia,
n Ulan Bator, financing for projects to combat desertification and land restoration is being discussed — areas relevant to Tajikistan. Sayfiddin Karaev, asia+ The UN climate and land conference COP17 is underway in Ulaanbaatar, with financing for land restoration, drought resilience and sustainable land management among its key topics. For
We could be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. Timur Idrisov, independent environmental journalist, specially for asia+ Photo from vesti.ru The frequency and intensity of dust and sandstorms in Tajikistan have increased exponentially, but economic assessments of their impact remain limited, and in some cases, non-existent. Sand and dust
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 7 August 2026 – The Silk Road Caravan, a global outreach campaign shining the spotlight on rangelands and pastoralists, today begins its journey across Mongolia, just days before the start of the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat
