Combine efforts to tackle land degradation
Channel: Science & Development Network
Date: 2019-06-29

Land degradation and desertification are rampant in several countries, especially in the developing world but combating them can be achieved only through combined efforts that include governments, scientists, the private sector and the youth, experts told a meeting.

About two billion hectares of land need to be restored globally and governments should act fast in mobilising communities and resources to make this a reality, according to Ibrahim Thiaw, the executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) who was speaking at the World Day to Combat Desertification last week (17 June) in Turkey.

“Land restoration cannot be left in the hands of governments alone if success is hoped for in the near future,” Thiaw says.