Desertification: the world is losing healthy land at an astonishing rate
At least 100 million hectares of healthy land is lost each year to desertification, drought and land degradation. Can anything halt it?
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At least 100 million hectares of healthy land is lost each year to desertification, drought and land degradation. Can anything halt it?
Findings further show that land in Sub-Saharan Africa is degrading much faster than the global average.
New UN data warns land is degrading faster than we can restore it - Land degradation accelerates across Africa, Asia and Latin America - Global progress
New UN data warns land is degrading faster than we can restore it, with land degradation is accelerating across Africa, Asia and Latin America. Global progress towards ending land loss will be reviewed next month in Uzbekistan
The UN estimates that nearly one third of all people on the planet are already experiencing water scarcity.