UNCCD announces three World Restoration Flagships winners at desertification conference
At the UN desertification conference in Mongolia, UNCCD chief Yasmine Fouad announced three winners of the World Restoration Flagships awards, recognizing land rejuvenation programs in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the Sahel. These programs aim to restore nearly five million hectares by 2030. The announcement comes amid warnings that 40% of the world's land faces degradation and drought, threatening over three billion people. The initiatives include restoring Brazil's Cerrado savannah, Saudi Arabia's National Greening Programme, and the Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative led by WFP. The UN is committed to restoring one billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.
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The conference runs from 17 to 28 August in Mongolia.
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Saudi Arabia's National Greening Programme has restored one million hectares and planted 159 million trees, aiming for 2.5 million hectares and 215 million trees by 2030.
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The Sahel Integrated Resilience Initiative has rehabilitated over 335,000 hectares and improved food security for over four million people since 2018.
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UNCCD chief Yasmine Fouad announced three winners of World Restoration Flagships awards at a conference in Mongolia.
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40% of the world's land faces degradation and drought, threatening over three billion people.
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The UN aims to restore one billion hectares of degraded land by 2030.
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