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In the remote town of Toshia, nestled within the northeastern state of Yobe, communities find themselves surrounded by encroaching sand dunes. The relentless advance of the desert, a consequence of ongoing climate shocks, is leaving a profound impact on the lives of the residents. Bulama Mele, now a 40-year-old father of eight, recounts his childhood in Toshia when his…

URUMQI, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- A few inches beneath salt cedars and saxouls, two shrubs that fend off the desert, lies buried a botanist's gift for farmers in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. These scaly tubers, called cistanche, are precious tonics used in traditional Uygur medicines. Thanks to a group of sand-control scientists, villagers on the edge of the…

Qatar 365 walks you through the Expo 2023 Doha. 80 countries are participating in this six-month-long international horticultural exhibition. With 'Greener Desert, Better Environment' as a theme, participants showcase innovative and sustainable solutions to fight desertification. In this episode, Qatar 365 visits the Expo 2023 Doha, where 80 countries participate in the six-month…

Land areas with natural households and cycles are becoming less and less. Humanity does not manage to destroy only as much as it can restore. The Global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) include Goal 15 “Life on Land”. It is committed to the sustainable use of soils and a reversal of land degradation. Unfortunately, this goal has also been far from being reached so far. In its…

At COP 28, Devex President and Editor-in-Chief Raj Kumar spoke with Ibrahim Thiaw, head of UNCCD, on the reality of adaptation, what's working, and what we can expect from the UNCCD COP in Riyadh. What are the main themes you're focused on as you look at land use restoration and how to protect the dwindling land that exists in the world today? Essentially how we as humans have…

The youth unemployment rate is the number of unemployed 15-24 year-olds expressed as a percentage of the youth labour force. Unemployed people are those who report that they are without work, that they are available for work and that they have taken active steps to find work in the last four weeks. Unemployment rate Unemployment rate by age group Unemployment rate forecast…