Land Degradation
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Climate, pollution, biodiversity: UN report sounds global alarm
Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds
UN names four new World Restoration Flagships to heal degraded ecosystems
The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure…
Kunming Declaration on biodiversity: A show of political will that lacks targets
More than 100 countries pledged to better protect nature at UN biodiversity talks last week
‘Put farmers at the heart of food systems’ to feed the world
The Food and Agriculture Organisation’s QU Dongyu says food systems have to be transformed to make them more resilient and inclusive.
It pays to save the Thukela River catchment
For each rand spent on rehabilitating the river system, the return is at least R1.70 if not more
Over-exploitation has degraded billions of hectares of land
The well-being of about 3.2-billion people, 40% of the world’s population, has been harmed