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Approximately 1 million square kilometres of fertile land becomes unusable each year due to desertification, with 17 June designated as the ‘World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought’ by the UN since 1994.
The day aims to raise awareness about the issues of desertification, land degradation and drought, with this year’s theme focusing on sustainable land management. Fertile soils are crucial for developing economies, as over half of the global GDP depends on natural capital. The cost of drought, soil degradation and desertification amounts to an estimated 878 billion dollars annually, affecting more than 3 billion people worldwide.
About 40 percent of the world’s land is degraded, with approximately 100 million hectares of healthy land being degraded each year. This degradation not only poses challenges for the climate but also has significant social and economic impacts globally, especially for the 1 billion people under 25 whose livelihoods depend on land and natural resources…
