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Soil carbon can help combat climate change. We are tracking soil carbon change and have predicted the potential amount of carbon our soils could hold. Using that, you can see the areas where action can make the biggest impact. Did you know? Globally, soils hold at least two trillion tonnes of organic carbon; around three times as much as the atmosphere. But due to…
December 12, 2020 marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement. A Climate Ambition Summit hosted by the UK, France and the UN celebrated the event. Heads of government from around 70 countries made commitments, together with CEOs, mayors and civil society leaders. Many of us are reflecting on a critical question: Five years on, is the Paris deal working? First,…
An Indian engineer has been recognized by the United Nations for developing innovative technology which not only produces energy, but which helps to keep the air cleaner and reduce climate change. Vidyut Mohan has pioneered a portable machine which burns agricultural waste without releasing harmful greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere turning it into charcoal and fertilizer which can be…
The UNGA Resolution, adopted following consultations in the Second Committee, calls on member States to take urgent action to reduce desertification, land degradation and drought, and on the UNCCD to enhance its implementation by mobilizing adequate, predictable and timely financial resources. 21 December 2012: The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on the UN…
El suelo es el mayor sumidero de carbono y debemos cuidarlo” Ibrahim Thiaw Secretario ejecutivo de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (CNULD) Una de cada cuatro hectáreas de tierra productiva ha quedado inutilizable, la sequía ya afecta a 169 países del mundo y el cambio del uso del suelo es la principal vía de transmisión de las…
Le ministre de l’Environnement et du Développement durable, Pr Joseph Séka Séka, a estimé, dimanche, à l’occasion de la commémoration de la journée mondiale de la lutte contre la désertification et la sécheresse, que les modes de consommation et les habitudes de vie doivent changer pour lutter contre la désertification. « Cette lutte passe entre autres par l’adoption de bonnes…