Deserts are not failures, but ancient, diverse ecosystems needing protection and respect from human interventions and ...

A new study published in Nature Communications has found that 17.31% of tropical tree cover—an area spanning 395.9 million ...

ICRISAT scientists have introduced a fast and cost-effective method to map soil degradation in semi-arid zones using satellite and spectroscopy data. The study shows irrigation can reduce degradation ...

The bill would allows for no more than 3 million acres to be sold, but gives interested parties an opportunity to consider purchasing from large swaths of land ...

2 HK NGOs have called on authorities to set a clear framework for eco-tourism development after discovering that existing arrangements may grant developers more flexibility to build private ...

The U.S. Army will take control of almost 110,000 acres of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border to support Border Patrol operations.

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 ...

New drone technology maps land and water with stunning accuracy, giving researchers and conservationists a new way to understand our planet.

The director general of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW), Alhaji Sale Abubakar, has warned that land degradation and desertification drive vulnerable communities to abandon ...

In a video message to delegates at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed emphasized the growing challenges posed by land degradation and drought ...

2. Achieving land degradation neutrality High on the agenda at UNCCD COP16 is addressing land degradation, which undermines biodiversity, soil fertility and food security. The UNCCD’s Land Degradation ...