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.
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- 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.
Sources: RFI