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

Southern Hungary, once an important site for agriculture, has become increasingly parched. Some local farmers are fighting ...

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

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

ISLAMABAD: Increasing desertification is turning vast swatches of fertile land into parched areas and poses a risk to the global environmental sustainability. It is also creating socio-economic ...

Researchers have measured the degradation of the planet's soil using the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), a scientific methodology that analyses the environmental impact of human activities, and which now ...

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 ...

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

A Chinese scientist dedicated to combating desertification has been awarded the Champions of the Earth, the UN's highest environmental honor, marking the first time a Chinese recipient has been ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for a greater effort to tackle desertification as he warned the number of dust clouds hitting the north of the country had increased as a result of climate ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Drylands represent 40 per cent of the world's land mass ...

China has been severely impacted by desertification, with over one-quarter of the country affected by this challenge. While desertification has both natural causes, such as shifts in climate, and ...