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Countries worldwide have pledged through the UN Convention to Combat Desertification to halt, and then reverse, land degradation that is affecting the health of soils and ecosystems globally. Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) is an innovative approach to achieve this: it aims to prevent and reduce strains on land health while also reversing past damage. The ultimate goal is to…

Open access (OA) enables important and pertinent research findings relating to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reach a broad and diverse audience of scientists, policymakers, and practitioners. Scientific analyses and results can thus be translated into actionable strategies, that promote the achievement of SDGs targets. Books have the scope required to thoroughly and…

The Pope has issued a blistering, lengthy attack on climate deniers – and what needs to happen at COP28 "a broad change in the irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model would have a significant long-term impact" There are references to hazards incl. drought, foods, the issue of renewable energy and the future of our planet, etc.What to Expect from COP28 in Dubai? What is…

Located on the borders between the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger is the landlocked region of Liptako-Gourma. With around 17 million people living across 536,000 square kilometres of the Sahel, it is a region rich in traditions, languages, and customs, intertwined over centuries. It is also an area rich in possibilities. Young people under 25…

National Drought Mitigation Center University of Nebraska-Lincoln The Drought Center helps people, organizations and institutions build resilience to drought through monitoring and planning, and we are the academic partner and web host of the U.S. Drought Monitor. Our capabilities include climatology, social science and public engagement, and we work at all scales, from individual…

Education in the age of artificial intelligence Since ChatGPT pushed generative artificial intelligence into the public awareness in late 2022, many journalists and ministers of education have asked me: “Is digital technology a good or a bad thing for education?” The answer is complex. Technological change is inevitable: Six hundred years ago, the print press revolutionized the…