Officials and experts from the African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have called for immediate actions to tackle the growing threat of desertification and land degradation across Africa.

Long-forgotten mine fields in Cambodia are being revealed in decades-old, recently declassified images from U.S. military satellites.

An international research team has developed the world's first 30-meter resolution dataset to track changes in land productivity, a crucial tool for fighting global land degradation. Published in ...

But despite a strong investment case, land restoration is not happening at the scale and pace that are so urgently needed. According to the latest financial needs assessment by UNCCD’s Global ...

(3) Provide evidence-based recommendations for sustainable land management practices tailored to the local context. This study presents a more refined and high-precision approach to assessing soil ...

A Sh1.7 billion initiative has been launched to restore degraded land, create jobs and boost climate resilience.

The film offers an ispiring visual journey that leads from the lonely desert to snow covered mountains, with their forests, waterfalls and streams. A panormaa of inspiring settings--a wide variety ...

“Forced migration, security challenges, and threats to prosperity are among the devastating impacts of land degradation and drought,” he said.

Report: Widespread land degradation impacting an area greater than Antarctica threatens global climate By Jonathan Watts | December 9, 2024 The main culprit of land degradation, according to the ...

RIYADH, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) launched an action plan on Thursday aimed at tackling agricultural land degradation through sustainable soil ...

Eroded soil may not replenish for generations, which is why it is important to assess soil erosion and deposition rates, as well as to improve land management and implement soil conservation measures.

Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will "increase levels of migration, stability and insecurity among many communities,&quot ...