Nigeria and other African countries will push for a legally binding instrument on drought management and increased financing to tackle desertification, land degradation and drought at the 17th session ...

Nigeria's 650,000-square-kilometre rangelands are facing increasing degradation, driven by desertification, agricultural and livestock expansion and overgrazing, the Minister of Environment, Balarabe ...

The Ministry of the Environment organized a national workshop dedicated to the presentation of the monitoring report on Haiti ...

Discover how Abu Dhabi is using AI-powered aerial seeding to disperse 10 million native seeds, restore fragile desert ...

UNCCD Executive Secretary Dr. Yasmine Fouad meets with Prime Minister of Mongolia Uchral Nyam-Osor. Credit: Office of the Prime Minister of Mongolia This year, Mongolia will host the 17th Session of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Biological soil crusts - thin, living layers of organisms that grow on desert soil - can be artificially grown to help stop deserts from spreading. These crusts are… Biological soil crusts – thin, ...

Chinese scientists have developed a system that uses moss to prevent desert expansion. The method involves establishing cyanobacteria in the sand, which could potentially achieve greening much faster ...

Australia is the driest inhabited continent on Earth. Somehow, it feels like it's getting hotter and drier every day. Soaring temperatures result in an immense and complex process of soil degradation ...

Abstract: As desertification is one of the most severe ecological and environmental issues worldwide, monitoring desertification and studying its evolution patterns are highly important for its ...

As water scarcity and desertification worsen, AI is emerging as a vital tool for innovative water management and drought resilience worldwide Last week marked World Day to Combat Desertification and ...

Comparison of an open-pit mine in Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, before (top) and after (above) a five-year ecological restoration project. [Photo/Xinhua] Driven by technological ...