Restoring degrading lands can help us mitigate climate change
3 years, 6 months ago

Restoring degrading lands can help us mitigate climate change

Al Jazeera  

Land can be our greatest ally in fighting climate change, but first we need to restore it to full health. Solutions that slow climate change, restore nature and biodiversity, protect us against pandemics, allow us to produce more food, create jobs, reduce inequalities, build peace. Restoring just 350 million hectares of the degraded land could, by 2030, remove greenhouse gases roughly equal to half the world’s annual emissions from the atmosphere. Take Africa’s Great Green Wall Initiative, which is aiming to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land across the Sahel in an 8,000 km-long strip, sequester 250 million tonnes of carbon, and create 10 million jobs in rural areas by 2030.

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Earth on edge: 1.5 billion hectares of land degraded globally
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Earth on edge: 1.5 billion hectares of land degraded globally

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a world increasingly threatened by the effects of human activity on natural systems, land degradation has emerged as one of the most pressing global challenges. A recent report by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, commissioned for the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, reveals the alarming extent of land …

Our land is speaking, are we listening?
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Our land is speaking, are we listening?

Hindustan Times  

From the water we drink and food we eat to the air we breathe. Although technological advancements have led to increased food production even in the face of land degradation, continuous soil degradation threatens the furture of the world’s food self-sufficiency. Global initiatives, including the UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia present a unique opportunity to deliver lasting impact, not …

If we are to lower food prices and support farmers, we need to restore land
6 months, 2 weeks ago

If we are to lower food prices and support farmers, we need to restore land

Al Jazeera  

In recent years, people everywhere have endured soaring food prices, coupled with growing concerns for the wellbeing of those who produce food. This is one of the reasons why this year’s World Environment Day is calling for land protection and restoration to address land degradation, drought and desertification – and bring immediate social, economic and environmental net gains. Land degradation …

Explained United Nations Global Land Outlook report
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained United Nations Global Land Outlook report

The Hindu  

The story so far: Humans have breached four out of nine planetary boundaries, the second edition of the Global Land Outlook report, published on April 27, 2022, has reported. According to the Global Land Outlook report, these breaches are directly linked to human-induced desertification, land degradation, and drought. The report defines land restoration as “a continuum of activities that avoid, …

Jordan's restoration efforts push back on degrading land
2 years, 7 months ago

Jordan's restoration efforts push back on degrading land

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The U.N. desertification agency says …

Intensive high-yield farms could leave greater space for rewilding and biodiversity, study says
3 years, 2 months ago

Intensive high-yield farms could leave greater space for rewilding and biodiversity, study says

The Independent  

Farmers are under increasing pressure to allow greater levels of biodiversity on their land, but new research suggests that a better approach may instead be to concentrate high-yield farms within smaller areas, allowing “much more” land to be rewilded while still meeting future food targets. The UK Government-commissioned National Food Strategy, published in the summer, has already recommended Professor Balmford’s …

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26
3 years, 3 months ago

Rewild and protect land to ensure climate and nature crises are tackled together, scientists urge ahead of Cop26

The Independent  

Wild spaces across the world must be restored and protected if the world is to successfully get to grips with the twin climate and nature crises, scientists have said. Ahead of Cop26, the pivotal climate summit taking place in November, researchers called for “major systemic changes” to tackle the world’s mounting environmental challenges. “There’s been growing consensus that the climate …

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