HUMAN WRONGS WATCH

Human Wrongs Watch

By the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)*

New evidence shows rangelands are degrading faster than rainforests in some regions, despite bringing multiple benefits and sustaining two billion people 

Bonn/Panama City – Stretching from the drylands of Latin America and Africa to the steppes of Central Asia, rangelands underpin food security, climate stability and centuries-old pastoral cultures.

These vast landscapes, covering half the planet, store significant carbon, buffer climate extremes, and regulate water in some of the world’s driest regions.  

Yet, despite their immense value, rangelands remain one of the planet’s most overlooked ecosystems.