The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought underlines the urgent need to halt land degradation through global cooperation and innovative solutions – such as those offered by nuclear science.

Desertification also contributes to global climate change by releasing to the atmosphere carbon stored in dryland vegetation and soils. So destruction of plant life contributes to increased CO2, ...

As the world grapples with escalating water scarcity and land degradation, the upcoming UNCCD COP16 provides a rare opportunity to unite global leaders to secure the future of our planet. The ...

On December 2, 2024, the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This international event gathered the latest ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography showcases its sustainability efforts at the COP16 side event "Green Technology, Green Future” The Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the ...

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Iran is grappling with severe desertification and water scarcity, leading to potentially uninhabitable territories, contributing to internal migration and posing a threat of mass exodus. Tehran's ...

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 14 December — After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land ...

Stanford, CA. Using advanced remote-sensing techniques from a U-2 surveillance plane and field studies, scientists from the Carnegie Institution Department of Global Ecology have for the first time ...

Desertification, driven by climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices, is a significant environmental challenge in Kazakhstan. The Aral Sea region, severely affected by desertification, ...

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