Three-quarters of the land-based environment has been significantly altered by human actions. The average abundance of native species in most major land-based habitats has fallen by at least 20 per cent, mostly since 1900. Land degradation has reduced the productivity of 23 per cent of the global…

Ankara, Turkey – Eleven million saplings have been planted in three hours in 2 023 locations in 81 provinces across Turkey as part of the “Breath for the Future” campaign on 11 November 2019. The Agriculture and Forestry Ministry that launched the campaign in late October plants the saplings on…

The 2019 edition of the Land for Life Award puts the spotlight on individuals and organizations that made outstanding contributions to achieve land degradation neutrality on a large scale, with long-term changes and dedicated actions for 25 years or longer. Those remarkable projects involve local…