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Barsha-Kaal, or the rainy season, has officially arrived this week. If we were not shackled by Covid-19, we would have been welcoming monsoon with singing and dancing at public gatherings, arranging tree fairs, and planting hundreds and thousands of saplings all over the country. A perfect time to make our country greener! It may therefore sound a bit strange to observe…

Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans gets closer. Land use change, which prepares the ground for zoonoses like the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), should be reversed urgently, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has said. Over 70 per cent of all…

People are consuming more than ever. Our choices are having an unprecedented impact on the environment. The jeans, skirts or suits we wear, the pharmaceuticals and cosmetics we use, the food and drink we consume – all of these products have an impact, to varying degrees, on the environment. We need to think carefully about how we can meet our daily needs more efficiently and we need to provide…

Barsha-Kaal, or the rainy season, has officially arrived this week. If we were not shackled by Covid-19, we would have been welcoming monsoon with singing and dancing at public gatherings, arranging tree fairs, and planting hundreds and thousands of saplings all over the country. A perfect time to make our country greener! It may therefore sound a bit strange to observe Desertification and…

Are we actually aware of how bad the current situation is around the world when it comes to drought and food security? A list of scary statistics released on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, celebrated every year by the United Nations on June 17, is determined to serve as a wake-up call for all of us. If you're ready, here's a glimpse. Approximately 20%…

En cette journée mondiale de lutte contre la désertification et la sécheresse, la France réaffirme son engagement pour éviter, réduire et inverser la dégradation des terres à l'échelle mondiale. Les enjeux sont importants : tous les continents sont touchés, 3,2 milliards de personnes vivent aujourd'hui sur des terres vulnérables à la désertification, et 12 millions d'hectares…