Land degradation is an obstacle to sustainable development due to its impact on the environment, food security, agroecosystem service provision and people’s livelihoods. It is a combined local, regional and global problem that—in addition to drylands—affects areas worldwide. A global concerted effort is thus needed to halt and reverse this phenomenon. The land degradation neutrality concept has emerged to mobilize the international community to cope with the issue. LDN implementation entails addressing the governance, roles and positions of a diverse range of stakeholders involved at different scales and whose power relations and modes of cooperation will determine the medium- and long-term results.
Regardless of the LDN arrangements, its social acceptability and impacts of its implementation will determine the success of the actions.