Landscapes Blog

June 17, 2014

Insights on the UNCCD’s 2030 Zero Net Land Degradation Target

Ilan Stavi, Dead Sea and Arava Science Center

According to recent estimations, approximately 3.5 billion hectares of land (23% of the globe’s land area) have been experiencing degradation processes of various types and severity. Land degradation – mainly soil erosion, deterioration of the physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of soil, and the loss of natural vegetation – is estimated to occur at a [& ...
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