Desertification threatens 24% of the world's land area spanning 126 countries and impacts 35% of the global population. Yet ...

Farmers lay grass grids in the desert around Kawak Township of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang ...

The Water Guardians blocked several channel switches along a canal, and brought thousands of gallons of spa water streaming ...

An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2026 shows large engineering machines leveling sand dunes at Kawak Township of Moyu ...

Spain is drying up. Over 74% of its territory is now in the process of desertification, and regions like Andalusia, Murcia, and Valencia may soon become irreversible wastelands. Once Europe’s thriving ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has issued the national action plan on combating desertification through 2030, ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

African nations are fighting climate change with an 8,000 kilometer long Great Green Wall meant to combat the desertification of the Sahel region, home to over 100 million people. Spanning the entire ...

Desertification, driven by climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices, is a significant environmental challenge in Kazakhstan. The Aral Sea region, severely affected by desertification, ...

The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought underlines the urgent need to halt land degradation through global cooperation and innovative solutions – such as those offered by nuclear science.

Preventing and combating desertification is identified as a key task, helping with nature and biodiversity conservation, ...

On Tuesday, 20 September 2011, all Member States are invited to participate at the highest political level in the UN General Assembly high-level meeting on the theme, “Addressing desertification, land ...