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tagesschau.de is an ARD member organization based at NDR (Northern German Broadcasting) in Hamburg. About UNCCD: The UNCCD COP 14 ended on 13 September 2019, after ten days of meetings, 11 high-level, 30 committee and over 170 stakeholder meetings, 44 exhibitions and 126 side events. The Conference adopted the Delhi Declaration in which parties expressed commitment for a range…

tagesschau.de is an ARD member organization based at NDR (Norther German Broadcasting) in Hamburg. About UNCCD: The UNCCD COP 14 ended on 13 September 2019, after ten days of meetings, 11 high-level, 30 committee and over 170 stakeholder meetings, 44 exhibitions and 126 side events. The Conference adopted the Delhi Declaration in which parties expressed commitment for a range…

Climate change and overuse are contributing to the worldwide erosion of more and more land. India in particular suffers from desertification. DW visited a farm near New Delhi.

Future Tense is one of ABC Australian Broadcasting Corporation's podcast programmes. This episode looks at the Great Green Wall project in northern Africa and the Green Great Wall initiative in China, two ambitious projects aimed at halting desertification and returning soil to productivity. The Great Green Wall is a symbol of hope in the face of one of the biggest challenges of our…

The problem of land degradation has not received much public attention, but has become a severe global challenge nevertheless. Over 75% of our land has been transformed from its natural state, and almost a quarter is degraded.This video explains how the concept of land degradation neutrality can help us reverse this trend.Land degradation neutrality – abbreviated LDN – describes a world in which…

The Great Green Wall's core area crosses arid and semi-arid zones on the North and south sides of the Sahara. Its core area covers 780 million hectares and it is home to 232 million people. To halt and reverse land degradation, around 10 million hectares will need to be restored each year, according to the assessment. This will be major a contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development…