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Africa: World Marks Desertification and Drought Day With Renewed Call to Restore Land
Today, the world pauses to mark the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, an annual reminder of the urgent need to protect and restore land degraded by human activity and climate change.
Taking into account the state of soil degradation, 20% of the territory, both in Spain and worldwide, is deserted. An important reflection launched by Jaime Martínez Valderrama, scientist who holds the Experimental Station of Arid Zones of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). In this regard, he points out the quantity of wetlands and groundwater that are degraded; something that is key in the “complete process of desertification of…
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025
United Nations(UN)’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought(WDCDD) is an annual global observance on June 17. The annual observance aims to promote public awareness about international efforts to combat desertification and drought, and to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) , a state where human activity has a neutral or positive impact on land health. The […] The post World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2025 – June 17…
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