KILIFI, KENYA. This year's Desertification and Drought Day carries the theme Rangelands: Recognize. Respect. Restore.

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, urges action to recognize, protect and restore rangelands, empower pastoralists, and ...

The rapid spread of drought and desertification are one of the most serious environmental threats that can directly affect ...

As part of efforts to combat desertification, Syrian government agencies in cooperation with international organizations are ...

Inigenous Yagua people are forced to travel long distances to fetch water after drought in the upper Amazon valley cut the river's flow by 90 percent, according to Colombian authorities. — Luis ACOSTA ...

ABU DHABI, 17th June, 2026 (WAM) -- The UAE is at the forefront of global efforts to combat desertification and drought through an advanced model that is reshaping the relationship between people and ...

The global drought community and policy representatives gathered at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s 16th Conference of the Parties (UNCCD COP16) in Riyadh in December 2024 to ...

The United Nations says 1.5 billion hectares (3.7 billion acres) of land must be restored by decade's end and at least $2.6 trillion in global investments are needed. — Luis ACOSTA Landmark talks on ...

The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called for stronger action on rangeland restoration and drought resilience ...

China has restored over 10 million hectares of desertified land and nearly 2 million hectares of rocky desertification during ...

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought underlines the urgent need to halt land degradation through global cooperation and innovative solutions – such as those offered by nuclear science.