Ibrahim Thiaw

Rangelands’ ‘silent demise’ threatens climate, food, wellbeing of billions

UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and

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Drought data shows “an unprecedented emergency on a planetary scale”: UN

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn UNCCD launches ‘Global Drought Snapshot’ report at COP28 in collaboration with International Drought Resilience Alliance (IDRA) Recent drought-related

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Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions: UN

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Two billion tons of sand and dust, equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza, enter the

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Chronic land degradation: UN report offers stark warnings, remedies

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half

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