Extraordinary circumstances have degraded 40% of global land iStockCertain places around the world are already experiencing this at an accelerated rate.
And that’s just one state; at present rates, land degradation threatens half of the global GDP.
The Economics of Land Degradation also estimated that each dollar invested into land restoration will return up to $30 in value.
The threat of land degradation is a shared burden.
And a decade after the Changwon Initiative was launched, it has successfully defined Land Degradation Neutrality, enabling 129 countries to align with its principles and work towards zero land degradation.
Persons:
COP16
Organizations:
United Nations Convention, UN, Changwon Initiative
Locations:
COP16, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, California, United States, Saharan Africa, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Sahel, Africa