Every year, tens of millions of hectares of productive land are lost to degradation worldwide   . According to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), between 2015 and 2019, annual global land loss was at least  100 million  hectares, which is equivalent to twice the area of ​​Greenland.

To make this data widely available and raise public awareness of the risks of disrupting agricultural markets and destroying ecosystems around the world, the UNCCD is launching the first ever  Data Portal , bringing together soil reports  from 126  countries.

 “The first ever UNCCD Data Portal provides a clear picture of the rapid loss of healthy and productive land around the world, with dire consequences for billions of people. At the same time, we see some striking examples of countries effectively combating desertification, land degradation and drought,” said  Ibrahim Thiaw , Executive Secretary of the UNCCD.

The launch of the Data Portal comes ahead of  the 21st session of the UNCCD  Review Committee (CRIC21), which will bring together world leaders and experts in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 13 to 17 November 2023.

Participants at the meeting will review global progress towards achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN).

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