COP17: Restoring Land in the Face of Soil Degradation
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How degradation and drought are threatening the land that feeds us
Desertification is not the spread of deserts. It is the slow degradation of fertile land – a process that now affects 40 percent of the Earth's land surface and leaves around 100 million hectares of healthy land unproductive every year. As governments gather in Mongolia this week for the UN's Cop17 desertification summit, scientists say restoring soil health is becoming critical for food security, livelihoods and climate resilience.
The COP17 conference on combating desertification is being held from August 17 to 28 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Nearly 40% of the Earth's land surface is now degraded, threatening ecosystems, food security, and the livelihoods of billions of people. To discuss this, France 24's guest is Jean-Daniel Cesaro, a geographer at CIRAD.
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