Experts estimate the value of ecosystem services worldwide forfeited due to land degradation at US $6.3-10.6 trillion annually, or the equivalent of 10-17 percent of global GDP, a new report suggests.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) is working with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection of the Federal ...

Drylands are one of the world’s largest land types, covering nearly half of the earth’s land surface. Comprised of arid and semi-arid regions, drylands include true deserts like the Sahara, as ...

Agriculture remains the backbone of Zimbabwe’s economy, supporting livelihoods, ensuring food security, and sustaining rural communities. Yet, despite its importance, agricultural land in the country ...

Noting collective decision to reduce degraded land by 50% by 2040 and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030, Yadav said, "For this, continued support is needed for the G20 global initiative on ...

MINISTER of Water, Land, Environment and Climate Change Robert Pickersgill has described sustainable land management as an integral component of the Government’s efforts to reduce land degradation.

The Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL) is an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land ...

Together with climate change, declining land quality is likely to reduce global crop yields by a tenth by 2050. This effect will be felt the most in India, China and sub-Saharan Africa, where land ...

According to a U.N.-backed study, land degradation, ... Over the next 25 years, this might reduce global food production by up to 12 percent, raising global food prices by as much as 30 percent.

WINDHOEK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- Namibia, in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on Thursday launched the country's Dryland Sustainable Landscape ...

The current land degradation problem in Ethiopia is expected to reduce the national cattle population by 10 percent in the coming five years, environmental experts stated on Tuesday.

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa forestry, environment and wildlife department has prepared a strategy to reduce desertification and forest degradation at the cost of over Rs2.15 billion in the ...