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Up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.
A young boy herds his families cattle in the dry and desolate lanscape of the city of Tawaila in Northern Darfur. UN Photo/Fred Noy.
Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.
As the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030 marks its halfway point, we must accelerate efforts to turn the tide of land degradation into large-scale restoration.
If current trends continue, we will need to restore 1.5 billion hectares of land and jumpstart a trillion-dollar land restoration economy by 2030.
A UN Project in collaboration with the Korea Forest Service is empowering local farmers in Ethiopia to restore their land, secure sustainable incomes, and combat climate change. PHOTO:UNCCD
Under the theme “Restore the land. Unlock the оpportunities”, the 2025 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observance shines a light on how restoring nature’s foundation—land—can create jobs, boost food and water security, support climate action and build economic resilience.
Now is the time to turn ambition into action.
Download the digital materials
Learn more about the Day and access the campaign materials in several languages: social media cards, banners, proposed messages and other content to support the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, which leads this year’s observance. Hosting an event to mark the Day? Add it to the virtual map of events around the world.
Did you know?
- Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of healthy land becomes degraded.
- Each USD invested in land restoration can yield up to 30 USD in return. In many countries affected by desertification, land degradation and drought, agriculture represents a high share of economic revenue.
- Conservation agriculture can cut crop water needs by up to 30% during droughts.
source: UNCCD
What’s good for land is good for people and economies. But humanity is degrading land at an alarming rate, costing the global economy nearly $880 billion every year — far more than the investments needed to tackle the problem.
Droughts are forcing people from their homes and inflaming food insecurity – the number of newly displaced people is at its highest level in years.
UN Secretary-General
What do you see when you look at the land?
*SOURCE: The United Nations. Go to ORIGINAL: https://www.un.org/en/observances/desertification-day
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