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Africa: Land Degradation Is Costing Far More Than Restoring - UN Deputy Chief

Amina J. Mohammed said restoring land could generate $1.8 trillion a year, while inaction costs at least $878 billion annually.

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Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia.

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Land degradation costs the world at least $878 billion a year, while restoring them could generate profits for $1.8 trillion a year, revealed United Nations Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed. In fact, she indicated that for every dollar invested in restoration the economic return is estimated to be between seven [...] The Land Degradation charge costs 878 billion dd per year; restoring them would benefit with 1.8 billion: Amina Mohammed fi…

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UN News broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.
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