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Clothes, footwear and household textiles are responsible for water pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and landfill. Find out more in our infographic. Fast fashion - the constant provision of new styles at very low prices - has led to a big increase in the quantity of clothes produced and thrown away. To tackle the impact on the environment, the EU wants to speed up the…

In many areas of rural Morocco, climate change has led to widespread erosion and desertification, causing steep declines in soil quality. This in turn makes farmland less productive and alters water flow patterns, endangering the livelihoods and food security of the area’s small-scale farmers. Reforestation is crucial for improving soil quality and restoring balance to local…

A global call for restoration The world has been challenged to massively scale up restoration efforts that breathe new life into our degraded ecosystems. Landscapes and seascapes in every part of the world hang in the balance. On the first of March, 2019, led by El Salvador and joined by scores of other countries, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2021-2030 as…

Land restoration and forest conservation projects run by Initiative 20x20 partners illustrate how sustainable land management delivers valuable social and environmental benefits, as well as protects biodiverse lands at risk of degradation. These projects show that projects that fight land degradation are financially viable and replicable across Latin America and the Caribbean. Key…

At least 155 states recognize their citizens have the right to live in a healthy environment, either through national legislation or international accords, like the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. # Despite those protections, the World Health Organization estimates that 23 per cent of all deaths are linked to “environmental risks” like air pollution, water contamination and…

# Over 40 percent of the world’s population is affected by land degradation. # Up to 700 million people could be forced to migrate by 2050 # Land degradation threatens food security, fuels violent conflict, drives biodiversity loss and contributes to the climate crisis through carbon and nitrous oxide emissions. # It costs the global economy around USD 6–10 trillion per year,…