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United Nations Talks in Mongolia Expose Growing Drought Crisis as Climate Impacts Worsen
The report says soil management improved in just 10% of assessed areas since 2015, as negotiators seek a drought deal.
- A United Nations report released on Thursday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, warns that more than half of global soils are in poor condition, threatening food supplies and biodiversity.
- Since 2015, soil management deteriorated in 58 percent of assessed regions, with only 10 percent showing improvement, as soil degradation accelerates globally.
- Soils support 95 percent of food production and host 59 percent of global biodiversity, yet restoration efforts face a $278 billion annual funding gap, according to UN reports.
- Negotiators at the 12-day conference launched a $1.2 billion rangelands initiative, though they postponed a legally binding global drought agreement until the next summit in Egypt.
- A new Drought Resilience Investment Facility aims to mobilize $400 million for sustainable land restoration, as experts emphasize shifting toward "soil stewardship" to combat drought.
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Cop17 races for desertification deal as report warns half world’s soils under threat
Delegates at the Cop17 summit on desertification in Mongolia are seeking to seal a deal to combat drought on Friday, the last day of the event – as a United Nations report warns the world's soils are rapidly deteriorating, while tried and tested solutions are not being implemented.
·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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UNCCD Deputy Secretary speaks on key issues shaping COP17 negotiations in Mongolia
The Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Andrea Meza, has expressed optimism that countries negotiating at COP17 in Mongolia will reach an agreement on drought management, despite differences among parties. The post UNCCD Deputy Secretary speaks on key issues shaping COP17 negotiations in Mongolia appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
·Abuja, Nigeria
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