Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating mitigation must be done “urgently, using every tool we can,” says a new report from the United Nations Convention to ...

Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before. The United Nations Convention to ...

Thanks in part to climate change, the number and frequency of droughts on the planet have increased by 29% in the past 22 years, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday. As a result, ...

In May, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) released its “Global Land Outlook,” report which focused on the role that pastoralism can play in conserving rangelands.

The United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification (UNCCD) brings about a report that says that over 50 percent of the total rangelands of the world are actually degraded. The report says that ...

Researchers warn that up to half of the world's rangelands are degraded, impacting traditional herders. Climate change and land conversion fuel destruction, affecting global warming and biodiversity ...

The number and duration of droughts has risen 29% globally since 2000 and the effect of severe droughts is estimated to have reduced India’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2-5% over the 20 years from ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Dec. 5, 2024 /CNW/ -- Saudi Arabia's UNCCD Presidency launched Land Day today, the first of its seven scheduled Thematic Days designed to focus discussions and ongoing ...

New Delhi [India], Sep 1 (ANI): Despite being conserving the forests globally, indigenous people almost never get their due, a report by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) ...

Drought resilience high on first day agenda of UN conference on land degradation, with launch of Riyadh Global Drought Resilience Partnership "Saudi Arabia looks forward to intensifying international ...