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Saudi Green Initiative Day: Saudi Arabia marks restoration of 1m hectares of degraded land

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has reached a major milestone in restoring degraded land, announcing the rehabilitation of one million hectares under the...

UNCCD COP17: Desertification summit to focus on healthy land for resilience, stability, prosperity

Five months ahead of the seventeenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17), Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on...

UNCCD COP17 opens call for media reporting fellowship

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) have launched the UNCCD COP17 Land and Drought Media Reporting Fellowship to...

‘Restoring Land, Restoring Hope’ announced as theme for landmark UN land conference

Mongolia and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Thursday, February 5, announced the theme of the 17th session of the Conference...

UNCCD Panama meeting advances financial, cooperation avenues for global land and drought action

Coinciding with the International Day of Soils, the meeting marking the halfway point between the United Nations land conferences in Riyadh and Ulaanbaatar came to a...

Vast and undervalued rangelands under growing threat – ELD

Stretching from the drylands of Latin America and Africa to the steppes of Central Asia, rangelands underpin food security, climate stability and centuries-old pastoral cultures. These...

Every inch of land counts for survival of Small Island Developing States – UNCCD

Every inch of land is vital for the survival of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS), which are facing growing impacts from harsher droughts and the loss of fertile soils according to...

UN meeting in Panama addresses global loss of fertile lands, extreme droughts

Addressing global loss of fertile lands and escalating droughts will be the focus of the 23rd session of the Committee for the Review of...

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Near-700 GW surge in 2025 proves renewable energy resilience

Year 2025 saw total renewable power capacity reach 5149 gigawatts (GW) after the addition of 692 GW, or a...
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ECOWAS Bank approves $150m to construct Lagos waste management facility, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has approved $266.7 million and XOF30 billion to support a portfolio...

Global warming a vital issue in voting decisions – US voters

The 2026 U.S. midterm elections will be vitally important for the climate, with results shaping the final two years...

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Near-700 GW surge in 2025 proves renewable energy resilience

Year 2025 saw total renewable power capacity reach 5149...

ECOWAS Bank approves $150m to construct Lagos waste management facility, Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) has...