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In 2007, the Great Green Wall aimed to restore 100 million hectares across Africa's Sahel. 19 years later, Ethiopia, Senegal and Nigeria have restored millions of hectares of land

Great Green Wall land restoration Africa: The Great Green Wall initiative in Africa is making significant strides in rehabilitating degraded lands across the Sahel. Since its inception in 2007, nearly eighteen million hectares have been revitalized by participating nations.

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Why the world can’t agree how to tackle drought

Delegates from 196 nations plus EU officials have met in Mongolia to discuss how best to tackle drought and desertification.

The Conversation · Sep 3

COP17 in Mongolia wraps up with 1.3 billion dollars of Green Investment Pledge

Countries signatories of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification agree with banks and private investors on financing scores of projects in 23 countries across 5 continents.

Euronews · Aug 29

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COP17 in Mongolia: Finding solutions to land degradation

Delegates of 179 members of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification engage with local communities and business partners to find solutions for land degradation which affects half of world's population and creates poverty and mass migration.

Euronews · Aug 22

EU Warns Water Scarcity and Drought Are 'Already Threatening Lives' Across Europe and Beyond

The EU warns that water scarcity is a current threat, urging global action at UNCCD COP17 to restore land and protect water resources, as drought impacts lives and economies worldwide.

International Business Times UK · Aug 18

Cop17 aims to restore land and hope in fight against desertification

Extreme weather across much of Europe and elsewhere is lending added weight to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Cop17), which begins on Monday in Mongolia. RFI looks at what's at stake worldwide.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 17

Spotlight on UN desertification summit as it mulls how to spend $12bn war chest

Extreme weather has raised the significance of Cop17 talks starting this week on tackling drought and land degradation

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

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‘Massive’ £200bn increase in funds needed to stop land around world turning to dust, UN warns

Exclusive: Some £260bn is required annually to tackle the escalating problem, with only £56bn currently mobilised, amid an increasing risk of forced migration, conflict, and hits to food chains that impact billions of people

The Independent UK · May 7

World Falls Short Of Drought Deal At Saudi-hosted Talks

Negotiators failed to produce an agreement on how to respond to drought at Saudi-hosted UN talks, participants said on Saturday, falling short of a hoped-for binding protocol addressing the scourge.

International Business Times · Dec 14, 2024

UN report warns increase in permanently dry land is 'redefining life on Earth'

Just over 75 percent of the world's land has been left "permanently drier" over the previous three decades, a UN-backed report has found. The data coincides with Cop16 talks on desertification held in Saudi Arabia until Friday.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 10, 2024

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2024

Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2024

'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades

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LiveScience · Dec 9, 2024

Saudi Arabia hosts Cop16 to combat desertification crisis

Saudi Arabia is hosting the United Nations Cop16 conference on desertification this week, with the world's top oil exporter positioning itself as an environmental defender despite criticism of its role at previous climate talks.

Radio France Internationale · Dec 2, 2024

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International Business Times · Dec 2, 2024

Desertification Talks Open In Saudi Arabia As Experts Fire Warning

UN talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land start in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and deforestation.

The Guardian - UK · Dec 1, 2024

Land degradation expanding by 1m sq km a year, study shows

Report calls for course correction to avoid land abuse ‘compromising Earth’s capacity to support human and environmental wellbeing’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2024

Degradation of land is threat to human life, Saudi government says

Deputy environment minister calls for urgent action as Riyadh prepares for global summit on issue next month

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Leaders meet in Madrid to mark world day to fight drought

Politicians and experts are meeting in Madrid to mark World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

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Radio France Internationale · May 9, 2022

196 states meet to combat desertification at COP 15 summit in Abidjan

The UN's COP 15 against desertification has kicked off in the Ivorian capital, striving for concrete action against the rapid degradation of land and its dire consequences for biodiversity and livelihoods.

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