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It’s often easiest to take for granted the things that are right beneath our feet, and so it goes for one of the most vital yet overlooked foundations for human life: land. Providing us with our homes, our food, our clean water and air, land is the core provider of our well-being, and yet we rarely give it the attention it deserves, despite climate change increasingly encroaching on its health –…

Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Thursday, calling for a global commitment to support drought preparedness and resilience. Through its newly published Drought in Numbers report, released in…

Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of UNCCD COP 15 in Côte d'Ivoire, where global leaders are uniting to find scalable solutions to desertification, land degradation, and drought. Addressing the interlinked crises of climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation is critical to ensure a sustainable future for people and the planet. The Rio Conventions Pavilion, supported by the Global…

Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of UNCCD COP 15 in Côte d'Ivoire, where global leaders are uniting to find scalable solutions to desertification, land degradation, and drought. Earth Negotiations Bulletin coverage of UNCCD COP 15 in Côte d'Ivoire, where global leaders are uniting to find scalable solutions to desertification, land degradation, and drought. View our latest highlights and…

Extensive land use and conversion are threatening the health of our planet, with 75% of the land surface already significantly altered. CEO Briefing “Leading a sustainable land use transition” argues firms should ensure land is managed well to improve resilience and sustainability. The UN Convention to Combat Desertification COP15 summit is being held in Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20…

Geneva, 18 May 2022 (WMO) - Four key climate change indicators – greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification – set new records in 2021. This is yet another clear sign that human activities are causing planetary scale changes on land, in the ocean, and in the atmosphere, with harmful and long-lasting ramifications for sustainable development and ecosystems,…