Imagine you’re on the edge of the Sahara Desert, trying to research the problem of desertification–the spread of new deserts onto farmland and into communities. You need data, but you’re facing ...

Iraq's Parliament Agriculture Committee warns the country faces a "highly dangerous phase" as water shortages cause 70% ...

Egypt seeks to deepen cooperation with China in combating desertification, managing water resources, and boosting ...

Researchers have measured the degradation of the planet's soil using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology that analyses the environmental impact of human activities, and which now ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, 20 September 2011, all Member States are invited to participate at the highest political level in the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on the theme, “Addressing desertification, land ...

Africa may be able to feed just 25% of its population by 2025 if soil degradation on the continent continues at its current pace, according to a water expert presenting at an upcoming United Nations ...

Through planting trees in the Negev, the JNF has been able to reverse the process of desertification and cultivate forests in what had previously been barren desert.When Mark Twain visited Israel in ...

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought was observed on 17 June, highlighting the challenges of serious drought and desertification, and raising awareness of the importance of sustainable ...

Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or ...

‘Desertification’ may sound like a course to end a sumptuous meal. But with just one ‘s’, it refers to fertile land becoming dry desert. Many factors contribute to the problem, such as soil erosion, ...

Worsening droughts in India are having an impact on the desertification trend, as vegetation dries up and is often never replaced. On Wednesday, India's environment minister, Prakash Javadekar, said ...