translate English to French: In the land degradation focal area, GEF-3 funding contributed to the direct protection of 19.2m ha from land degradation, and another 27.8m ha were indirectly influenced.
In particular, global warming has been linked to the accelerated retreat of tropical glaciers in the Andes and to an increase in the weather variability and weather extremes affecting the Andean ecosystems with immense repercussions on ecosystem integrity and the welfare of local populations.