Secretariat and the UNCCD COP16 Presidency launched the Business4Land (B4L) Champions’ Council at the World Economic Forum in ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

The federal government has validated an updated national policy aimed at addressing desertification, land degradation and drought in Nigeria.

Preventing and combating desertification is identified as a key task, helping with nature and biodiversity conservation, sustainable management of forests, water and land resources, and improvement of ...

Desertification threatens 24% of the world's land area spanning 126 countries and impacts 35% of the global population. Yet ...

Desertification, driven by climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices, is a significant environmental challenge in Kazakhstan. The Aral Sea region, severely affected by desertification, ...

Bonn/New York, 16 June 2023 – Women facing worsening droughts, raging wildfires and other climate change impacts will deliver an urgent message to the international community at the United Nations in ...

The UNCCD COP15 brings together leaders from governments, the private sector, civil society and other key stakeholders from around the world to promote sustainable land management in the future. Land ...

Lagos State at the weekend restated the need for residents to take proactive measures to address land degradation and enhance resilience to drought. Commissioner for the Environment and Water ...

XI'AN, China, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 15th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) kicked off on May 9, 2022 in ...