Sentences with phrase «by land degradation»

But the number of people negatively affected by land degradation is growing rapidly.

My opinion is that, putting global warming and climate change aside, we have much greater evidence of the difficult future caused by land degradation, shrinking drinkable water supplies, collapsing fish stocks, and the troubles that will be caused to the economy and society as supply of oil and gas supplies shrink and energy becomes too expensive.

«Today, 110 of the 169 countries that declared in 2013 that they are affected by land degradation or drought have expressed interest in recovering large areas of degraded over the next 12 years, under a special global initiative, the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme,» she observed.

But the number of people negatively affected by land degradation is growing rapidly.

These ever - increasing demands on the land multiply the threat posed by land degradation to our common future.

Not exact matches

Since then the area of newly reclaimed land has been offset by that lost to degradation and conversion to non-farm uses.

Marshalling convincing scientific data, they tell us that the environmental degradation caused by massive pollution of air water and land, threatens the very life of earth — fast depletion of non renewal resources, indeed of species themselves, the thinning of the ozone layer that exposes all living creatures to the danger of radiation, the build up of gases creating the greenhouse effect, increasing erosion by the sea — all these are brought out through their research.

As part of the CSO panel we advocated for organic agriculture as a means of farming that increases the resilience of soils to both water stress and nutrient loss and which contributes to combating desertification by preventing soil erosion and land degradation.

The main objectives of the GEF Tea Project were to reduce land degradation associated with tea production in Asia by supporting farmers and catalyzing industry and government leaders to mainstream sustainable land management (SLM) and integrated natural resource management (INRM).

«It should be noted that the Governor and his environmental and energy resources team are trying to do what has not been accomplished — or even attempted — in other states that have permitted hydrofracking: to regulate hydrofracking such that the gas companies bear the full cost of production of their product, and not have their product «subsidized» by the degradation of the State's water, air and land resources.

«This is pure harassment by fossil fuel barons against a non-violent, peaceful citizen activist who is a leader in the fight to protect our water, air and land against degradation by these gas companies.

Increased land degradation is also one of the factors that can lead to migration and it is being exacerbated by climate change.

Tangible effects nearby also appear: clinking our peat soil by water extraction is also a form of land degradation, leading to more carbon dioxide emissions, and therefore triggering climate change.

One third of the world is vulnerable to land degradation; one third of Africa is threatened by desertification

Effectively addressing land degradation could help avert that humanitarian crisis and add US $ 75.6 trillion to annual world income, according to the report, «The Value of Land,» produced by The Economics of Land Degradation Initiatland degradation could help avert that humanitarian crisis and add US $ 75.6 trillion to annual world income, according to the report, «The Value of Land,» produced by The Economics of Land Degradation degradation could help avert that humanitarian crisis and add US $ 75.6 trillion to annual world income, according to the report, «The Value of Land,» produced by The Economics of Land Degradation InitiatLand,» produced by The Economics of Land Degradation InitiatLand Degradation Degradation Initiative.

Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs: «This study by ELD shows the immediate and global impact of land degradation and highlights that actions to tackle it pay off.

The main environmental problems faced by people in Third World countries are the lack of clean water and the degradation of farming land.

Greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and land degradation accounted for 12 percent of global emissions between 2000 and 2005, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office.

However, wetlands and their bird populations are globally threatened by intensified land use and the results of the degradation of water systems, such as overgrowth and eutrophication.

In order to achieve LDN by 2030, there is a need to mobilize large amounts of financial resources for land rehabilitation and degradation avoidance.

By the end of the 13th meeting of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Ordos, China, 113 countries had agreed to specify concrete targets with clear indicators, to rehabilitate more land and reverse degradation, which currently affects over a third of the world's land resources.

New Paradigm: Under one scenario to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (Sustainable Development Goal target 15.3), additional commitments in the land use sector, namely to restore and rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land per year could help close the emissions gap by up to 25 % in the year 2Land Degradation Neutrality (Sustainable Development Goal target 15.3), additional commitments in the land use sector, namely to restore and rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land per year could help close the emissions gap by up to 25 % in the year 2land use sector, namely to restore and rehabilitate 12 million hectares of degraded land per year could help close the emissions gap by up to 25 % in the year 2land per year could help close the emissions gap by up to 25 % in the year 2030.

But by adopting Land Degradation Neutrality as an organizing principle, you have given us a clear game - plan and vision and direction for the future.

This could be mobilized through the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund that will be operation by end of 2016, and with diverse sources of financing, including from the private sector, Ms. Barbut added.

This publication by the UNCCD CSO Panel aims to analyze and highlight the linkages between land rights and land degradation with the objective of offering policy recommendations to enhance land rights for both the prevention of land degradation and the recovery of degraded lands.

The Conference in Ankara was responding to a key target for 2030, which is to combat desertification, and restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought and floods, and strive to achieve a land - degradation neutral world.

The United Nations recently projected that up to one quarter of global food production could be lost by 2050 due to the combined impact of climate change, land degradation, and water scarcity.

Root growth improvement of mesquite seedlings and bacterial rhizosphere and soil community changes are induced by inoculation with plant growth - promoting bacteria and promote restoration of eroded desert soil — Cristina Galaviz — Land Degradation and Development

Synergies are found when addressing problems caused by climate change, biodiversity conservation, desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD), such as:

The 25 experts will bring the latest science to bear on critical issues by contributing both a wealth of knowledge on desertification, land degradation and drought and extensive experience in translating science to inform decision making.

Achieving land degradation neutrality - by preventing land degradation and rehabilitating already degraded land, scaling up sustainable land management and accelerating restoration initiatives - is a pathway to greater resilience and security for all.

By turning land degradation into land restoration, we can realize the land's full potential.

France, Canada and other partners announced funds to realize actions aiming to reading land degradation neutrality by 2030, an attainable objective if in the next few weeks we can raise the USD300 million needed to realize the fund.»

Belarus has become one of the pilot countries to implement projects in land restoration in order to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by 2030, reversing the processes of land degradation and raising soil fertility and productivland restoration in order to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality by 2030, reversing the processes of land degradation and raising soil fertility and productivLand Degradation Neutrality by 2030, reversing the processes of land degradation and raising soil fertility and prDegradation Neutrality by 2030, reversing the processes of land degradation and raising soil fertility and productivland degradation and raising soil fertility and prdegradation and raising soil fertility and productivity.

The campaign symbol, a green handkerchief which represents the idea of bringing more green into our world by combating desertification and land degradation, has been prominently featured in online campaigns and at live events.

France, Canada and other partners have announced their financial support for the initiative, making the target to achieve land degradation neutrality by 2030 a realistic goal.

On this WDCD, we would like to remind everyone that threat to soil security unleashed by desertification, land degradation and the effects of drought constitute a peril to securing our common future.

The UNCCD Executive Secretary Monique Barbut addressed the audience, explaining how city residents are affected by desertification and what city dwellers can do to reduce the negative impacts of land degradation.

UNCCD assists country Parties in achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets, reducing migration flows, creating land - based jobs and coping with recurrent droughts while ensuring gender consideration by supporting major initiatives, such as the Great Green Wall and the 3S (Stability, Sustainability, Security) initiative.

A large variety of youth - centric awareness - raising and nature education activities with the focus on challenges posed by desertification, land degradation and drought were showcased during the event.

WDCD was established by the UN General Assembly 23 years ago to raise awareness on the global and national actions that address desertification, land degradation and drought.

Two key projects spearheaded by the UNCCD / GM in addressing desertification: the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund; and the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI), were discussed during the meeting on the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change held between the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of France and President of COP21, Ségolène Royal, Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), held in Bonn on 22 February 2016.

The Fund is anchored on the SDG 15.3 target that aims to achieve a land degradation - neutral world by the year 2030.

The Bureau of Soils and Water Management (BSWM), being the UNCCD National Focal Agency with support and assistance provided by Mr. Eduardo Queblatin, UNCCD LDN consultant, celebrated the World Day by holding a Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Technical Consultation and Stakeholders» Forum.

(a) Increasing the political momentum: Active promotion of the UNCCD, notably by linking scientific findings with political decision - making, supports a growing global commitment to halt land degradation and rehabilitate already degraded land.

The Ministry of the Environment, Ecology and Forest celebrated the World Day by holding a conference on the 15 June, focusing the environmental challenges of land degradation and desertification.

In doing so, target 15.3 specifically aims to achieve a Land Degradation Neutral World by the year 2030.

The Secretariat and the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD are supporting interested countries in the national land degradation neutrality (LDN) target setting process, including the definition of national baselines, targets and associated measures to achieve LDN by 2030 through the LDN Target Setting Programme (TSP).

The recently launched Land Degradation Neutrality Fund is the first - of - its - kind investment vehicle dedicated to implementing the SDGs by leveraging public sector funds to raise private sector capital for sustainable land management and landscape restoration activities worldwide that bring multiple environment, economic and social benefLand Degradation Neutrality Fund is the first - of - its - kind investment vehicle dedicated to implementing the SDGs by leveraging public sector funds to raise private sector capital for sustainable land management and landscape restoration activities worldwide that bring multiple environment, economic and social benefland management and landscape restoration activities worldwide that bring multiple environment, economic and social benefits.

As part of its campaign to tackle global environmental deterioration in particular by combatting the degradation of drylands — which cover up to one quarter of the world's land surface — the United Nations General Assembly designated 17 June as «World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought».