Land Degradation

Centre to revive 6.45 million hectares of degraded land in Aravalli range

New Delhi: In a major push to revive one of India’s most ecologically fragile mountain ranges, the governemnt has identified…

4 weeks ago

Panama to host UN meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought

Panama City: Representatives from 196 countries and the European Union will gather in Panama from 1–5 December 2025 to review…

5 months ago

Restore land and unlocking opportunities to sustain future

Bonn: In a bid to meet the land degradation neutrality goals by 2030, the World today observed the "Desertification and…

8 months ago

Arab Coordination Group pledges $10 billion to fight desertification

Riyadh: The Arab Coordination Group (ACG) has committed up to $10 billion to fight the critical challenges of land degradation,…

1 year ago

UN conference COP16 to combat land degradation begins in Riyadh

New Delhi: The 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

1 year ago

COP16 will take place in Riyadh to mark 30th anniversary of UNCCD

The sixteenth session of Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take…

2 years ago

World Environment Day; Its importance and reason to celebrate

New Delhi: World Environment Day is celebrated every year on June 5. This day is dedicated to raising awareness and…

2 years ago

Germany to hold next ‘Desertification and Drought Day’ in June 2024

According to the United Nations, 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, affecting nearly half of the world's…

2 years ago

India lost 30.51 million hectares land due to degradation; Impacted over 251 million people: UNCCD

New Delhi: From 2015-2019, India has reported 30.51 million hectares of land degradation, which is 9.45 percernt of the total…

2 years ago

UNCCD to hold meeting to review land degradation and drought

New Delhi: The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is convening one of its official meetings (13th to 17th November)…

2 years ago