Why Tenure Reform Is Key to Curbing Land Degradation ROME, February 25 (IPS) - Farmland has long been one of the most important sources of security across generations. Writing about China nearly a century ago, Pearl S. Buck noted in The Good Earth, “If you will hold your land, you can live.” That holds true today. When farmers own land, they invest in it. When they don’t, they extract what they can today without thinking of tomorrow.

Why Tenure Reform Is Key to Curbing #Land Degradation

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GEO-LDN Toolbox Surveys The following survey is designed for users of, and tool providers to, the GEO-LDN Toolbox. The GEO-LDN Toolbox is a curated entry point to help users select the right analytic tools and methods for mo...

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If you are involved in land process monitoring, particularly about the degradation of land or the change in land covers, then please consider completing this survey related to the #GEO-LDN toolbox: forms.gle/e2xx65o9Xa9T...

Session SSS7.2

⏳ Abstract submission deadline: 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET

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#RemoteSensing #ProximalSensing #SoilScience #SoilDegradation #LandDegradation #SoilHealth #EnvironmentalMonitoring

A Natural Fit This report explores how to transition to renewable energy systems without compromising the health of land, the functioning of ecosystems, and the livelihoods of local people.

@iisd.org launches downloadable report on #renewableenergy projects and #sustainable land management

‘context-specific dual-land-use systems avoids #landdegradation, but actually improves land, #foodsecurity, #biodiversity #conservation, and #locallivelihoods’ 🌍

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#WorldSoilDay 2/3

... not in line with the @UN goal to “halt and reverse #LandDegradation” and, by 2030, to “achieve a land degradation-neutral world” (#SDG15).⛔

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Reckoning with land degradation in a changing world India has launched several initiatives

#Landdegradation is not just a technical problem—it is a mirror reflecting how we govern, how we grow, and how we value the natural systems that sustain life.

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Illustration artistique d'un feu de forêt avec des silhouettes d'arbres noires se découpant sur un fond orange et gris. Des flammes stylisées en orange et jaune s'élèvent entre les arbres. Au premier plan, on distingue des braises blanches lumineuses. Des flèches vertes et blanches sont visibles en haut de l'image, suggérant des directions ou des mouvements. L'image utilise un style graphique contrasté avec seulement du noir, du gris, de l'orange et du blanc, créant une ambiance dramatique et menaçante.

#LeSaviezVous 80 % des animaux & plantes terrestres vivent dans les forêts et beaucoup d'entre eux ne peuvent survivre ailleurs ?

L'abattage des grands arbres anciens et l'élimination des débris ligneux lors de la coupe à blanc entraînent le déclin des espèces.
—IPBES Éval. #LandDegradation

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#LandDegradation threatens land's ability to sustain us. The good news: Reversing 10% of degraded cropland can produce food for an additional 154 million people.

▶️Learn how smarter policies & greener practices can turn agriculture into a force for land restoration.

#SOFA2025

IAMO and CAREC launch a transdisciplinary project to enhance rural community resilience in Central Asia On October 17, the inception workshop for the project “Resilience of Rural Communities in Central Asia” (CARe) took place in Tashkent and was jointly organized by the Leibniz Institute for Agricultura...

Strengthening #RuralResilience in #CentralAsia!
The #CAReProject workshop in #Tashkent gathered 40 experts to address #ClimateChange, #LandDegradation and #WaterScarcity for stronger #RuralCommunities.💧🌾
The Project was jointly organized by #IAMO and #CAREC.
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FAO report: 1.7 billion people experience lower crop yields due to land degradation The State of Food and Agriculture 2025 report focuses on land degradation caused by human activities

FAO report: 1.7 billion people experience lower crop yields due to land degradation

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#landdegradation vs #soilhealth

FAO warns of ‘silent crisis’ as land degradation threatens billions Roughly 1.7 billion people are living in areas where crop yields are failing due to human-induced land degradation – “a pervasive and silent crisis that is undermining agricultural productivity and threatening ecosystem health worldwide.”

FAO warns of ‘silent crisis’ as #land #degradation threatens billions

#LandDegradation #FoodSecurity #SustainableAgriculture

Addressing land degradation for a sustainable future Did you know that nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation is cutting crop yields and threatening food security? The #SOFA2025 interactive story looks at how we can address land ...

📢 New @FAO report finds that around 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation limits crop yields.

We can avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation with targeted policies and strengthened institutions. 🌱

👉 Interactive Story:
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#SOFA2025 #LandDegradation

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#SoilConservation #EcologicalIntegration #MacroPolicy #LandDegradation #EconomicSustainability

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Land degradation could cost us the Earth In August this year, the European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) gathered for its 18th Congress in Bonn, Germany. Top of their agenda was food system transformation to achieve global sustainability goals — and how agricultural economics can assist the...

Land degradation could cost us the Earth
->Forests News | #Earth #LandDegradation | More from Lil' Dr Glen at BigEarthData.ai

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Panama to host major UN meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought

Panama to host major UN meeting on desertification, land degradation and drought
->United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification | #Drought #Desertification #LandDegradation #Water #Climate | More from BigEarthData.ai

FAO study reveals alarming agricultural land degradation in the Arab region Get the latest news from UN-Water; Understand what is happening around the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; Interact in our campaigns; Explore newly released publications and where events are taking place around the world...

FAO study reveals alarming agricultural land degradation in the Arab region
->UN-Water | #Agricultural #LandDegradation | More info from BigEarthData.ai

Global food system reforms urged to reverse land degradation and climate threats by Robert Schreiber Berlin, Germany (SPX) Aug 15, 2025 In a new paper in Nature, 21 scientists outline strategies to transform global food systems as a top priority to curb land degradation, mitigate climate change, and protect biodiversity. Their modelling...

Global food system reforms urged to reverse land degradation and climate threats
->GPS Daily | #LandDegradation #Climate #FoodSystem | More info from EcoSearch

Bending the curve of land degradation to achieve global environmental goals Ritchie, H. & Roser, M. Land use. Our World in Data https://ourworldindata.org/land-use (2019). United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Global Land Outlook 2nd Edition (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 2022). This comprehensive report summarizes land system challenges, showcases transformative...

Bending the curve of land degradation to achieve global environmental goals
->Nature | #LandDegradation #Environment | More info from EcoSearch

❄️🌺Volcanic soils alleviate the allelopathic capacity of Empetrum nigrum in degraded tundra ecosystems

📷 © Kari Anne Bråthen

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#Allelopathy #DwarfShrubHeat #Empetrum #LandDegradation #SoilInteraction #SubArctic

UN policy brief highlights dire health consequences of land degradation, drought The United Nations released the policy brief Health impacts of land degradation and drought in July 2025. The document identified the connection human health has with land degradation, desertification and drought. It highlighted the major diseases that can result from...

UN policy brief highlights dire health consequences of land degradation, drought
->Down To Earth | #Climate #Drought #Health #Water #LandDegradation | More info from EcoSearch

After 5 MONTHS

federal “environment” minister is visiting today

Why?

BUSINESSES ARE IMPACTED $$$

They’re seeking more handouts

Fuck this #cognitivedissonance
#pollution
#landdegradation
#farming
#chemicals
#climatecrisis
#fossilfuels

The @IPBES.net #LandDegradation Assessment warns: without urgent, united action, land degradation will accelerate – driven by population growth, overconsumption and #ClimateChange.

#IndigenousPeoples are among the most at risk.
Find out why. ⬇️

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The #trend is still rising📈 and not in line with the UN goal to “halt and reverse #LandDegradation” and, by 2030, to “achieve a land degradation-neutral world” (#SDG15).⛔

Today is World Day to Combat #Desertification and #Drought

#LandDegradation doesn’t always look dramatic
but its impact runs deep.

At #BMAP_Peru, we #monitor how #ecosystems respond to human-driven change.

#Biodiversity #EnvironmentalScience #SustainableLandUse #ClimateAction #NatureMatters

An image of a globe covered in cows, goats, sheep and grains. Overlay text reads: Rapid expansion and unsustainable management of croplands and grazing lands is the most extensive global direct driver of land degradation. -IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment

On this #DesertificationandDroughtDay @unccd.bsky.social reminds us of the importance of restoring degraded land. 🌏🧪

Read the @ipbes.net #LandDegradation Assessment Report: https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/ldr

⚠️ #ClimateChange is accelerating #LandDegradation, worsening the conditions of #forests & their #biodiversity!

On this #DesertificationandDroughtDay, explore how #FORGENIUS is studying the genetic diversity of European forests to strengthen their #resilience to #ClimateChange 🧬
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Land degradation poses threat to food security Land degradation poses threat to food security NBC Online Sat, 06/07/2025 - 20:32

#LandDegradation #FoodSecurity #ClimateChange #SustainableAgriculture #EnvironmentalImpact

Die Landwirtschaft birgt viel Potenzial für dramatische Missstände für Klima und Umwelt wie ein Ökozid durch Landdegradation in Portugal zeigt.
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#missstände #landwirtschaft #landdegradation #olivenproduktion #staudamm #portugal

Large area of Assam hit by land degradation & erosion: Govt tells Rajya Sabha Over 8.3 lakh hectares of land in Assam have suffered from desertification and land degradation, the central government told the Rajya Sabha. Minister of State for Environment Kirti Vardhan Singh shared the information citing the 2021 Desertification and Land Degradation...

Large area of Assam hit by land degradation & erosion: Govt tells Rajya Sabha
->Ground Report | #LandDegradation | More info from EcoSearch