Land Degradation

Land Degradation

COP16: Riyadh summit charts path for global action on land, drought

After two weeks of intense negotiations on how to tackle land degradation, desertification and drought, the largest and most inclusive United Nations land conference...
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Land Degradation

Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last three decades – UN

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became...
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COP16: NAGGW reaffirms commitment to curb land degradation, desertification

The National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) has reaffirmed its commitment to curb land degradation and desertification in Nigeria. Alhaji Sale Abubakar, Director-General...
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COP16: Private sector urged to step up investment in healthy lands

Hundreds of private sector representatives from finance, fashion, agri-food to pharmaceuticals on Wednesday December 4, 2024, convened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss their...
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Land Degradation

Some 3bn people globally impacted by land degradation – COP16 President

Three billion people around the world are suffering the impact of poor and degraded land which will “increase levels of migration, stability, and insecurity...
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Land Degradation

Breathing life into land: Tackling Africa’s dual crisis of air pollution, land degradation

Across Africa, the land we stand on and the air we breathe are both rapidly being eroded. From the arid parts of the Sahel...
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Land Degradation

Confronting land degradation crisis: COP16 report outlines steps to keep land in safe zone

A major new scientific report was launched on Sunday, December 1, 2024, a day ahead of the opening of the 16th meeting of the...
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Land Degradation

Four men in court for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50m

Four men on Friday, November 29, 2024, appeared before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly damaging economic trees worth N50 million. The defendants...
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