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Group works with countries to share conservation practice, promote sale of sustainable timber

Ulaanbaatar, February 15, 2023 /MONTSAME/. The Prime Minister of Mongolia L. Oyun-Erdene who is on an official visit to the Republic of Korea and his Korean Counterpart, Han Duck-soo hold official talks on February 15, 2023. 

The second half of the day began with a technical session on Encouraging Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy.

Land degradation is a serious problem in Africa as fertile grasslands get drier and thorny vegetation with deeper roots takes over. Wildlife and domesticated livestock alike have fewer places to graze – which, of course affects humans. But desertification is not the only form of land degradation. Deforestation and destroying wetlands are other forms. And that’s happening right here in the Cape Fear region.

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Land degradation, biodiversity loss, marine pollution, need for protection of mangroves and coral reefs, resource overconsumption and lack of waste absorption are the key environmental concerns which will be addressed in Indias G20 presidency, the Union environment ministry said on Monday. India News | Land Degradation, Blue Economy, Resource Efficiency Priority Areas Under Indias G20 Presidency.

Land degradation, biodiversity loss, marine pollution, need for protection of mangroves and coral reefs, resource overconsumption and lack of waste absorption are the key environmental concerns which will be addressed in India's G20 presidency.

Wetlands are being lost at a faster rate than forests, but in some regions beavers are part of the solution.

The greening of the Kubuqi Desert in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region is among the greatest environmental achievements of our times. Through hard and smart work, the people of Kubuqi transformed the "Sea of Death" into a lush oasis. Now that "Kubuqi spirit" will be guiding a new international organization, the International Desert Ecological Technology Alliance, which was formed this month in Beijing.

The university will mark Black History Month in February with a cultural dance performance, a fireside chat with the daughter of a history-making Wildcats basketball coach, video profiles of Black student-athletes and more.

IN a move to fight challenges brought by drought, Tanzania has benefited from projects that mobilised for sustainable land use thereby reducing desertification and drought effects.