"Tele-coupling" and why your choice matters for the planet

The past 50 years has seen unprecedented exploitation and destruction of the land, which produces the food that sustains each and every one of us. Over one third of the earth’s land is severely degraded and fertile soil is being lost at the rate of 24 billion tonnes a year, in part due to unsustainable agriculture and climate change.

Opinion by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner published by Thomson Reuters Foundation News on 17 June 2019. Read full article here...