UN report: Land degradation affects half world's population and economy
Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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Damage to soils and water has dire consequences for humanity, report warns ahead of meeting of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded land by an area the size of South America by mid-century, a U.N. report warns, as experts said restoration was a matter of "survival". Global food systems are responsible for 80 percent of deforestation and 70 percent of…
"Land degradation means death. This report is a wake-up call. We cannot take land for granted." . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Decades of deforestation, mining and industrial pollution have taken a toll on the planet, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification report says.
Unsustainable farming is on track to increase the amount of severely degraded land by an area the size of South America by mid-century, a UN report warned Wednesday, as experts said restoration was a…