Climate change has made great swaths of the planet drier and soils saltier, jeopardizing food production and water access for ...

Over the past 30 years of implementing the UN convention to combat desertification, China has embarked on a unique path of desertification control characterized by balancing ecological ...

With one in three of the world's people living in these drylands, experts say that food insecurity, poverty, and mass displacement will accompany desertification. Desertification is a form of land ...

A UN summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, hopes to address global desertification - once-fertile lands turning arid. View on ...

Human-caused global warming helped increase dry conditions on every continent, scientists said in a new report, as talks on halting desertification were underway in Saudi Arabia. By Raymond Zhong ...

Several key reports were released during the conference, including those on global aridity trends, land management ... world's most severe challenges in desertification, particularly in the ...

ENVIRONMENTAL experts and stakeholders have urged the government to adopt a collaborative approach to combat the effects of ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called it a "moonshot moment": a 12-day meeting for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), looking to protect and restore land ...

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 ...

U.N. talks aimed at halting the degradation and desertification of vast swathes of land started in Saudi Arabia on Monday after scientists fired a stark warning over unsustainable farming and ...

China showcased its experiences from decades of efforts and achievements in combating desertification as the China Pavilion at the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations ...

RIYADH, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Gazing at the goji berries in his hands, Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), was amazed by the taste and ...