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Strengthening biodiversity networks in Central Asia 🌍
This week, @kylecopas and Dmitry Schigel from the Secretariat joined GBIF heads of delegation, delegates and invited colleagues in #Uzbekistan to help shape regional priorities ahead of #UNCCD COP17 and the #CBD COP17.
The event highlights GBIF participation stories and opportunities from the region and pathways for regional coordination in addressing global environmental priorities. 💚
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The #UNCCD is the global voice for land. We promote practices that avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation and are the driving force behind Sustainable Development Goal 15 and Land Degradation Neutrality.
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Climate Change Responsible for Irreversible Drying of Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land: UN Report
#Environment #ClimateChange #Aridity #UNReport #UNCCD #LandDegradation #EnvironmentalCrisis #Sustainability #GlobalWarming #Drought #Drylands #ClimateAction
https://the-14.com/climate-change-responsible-for-irreversible-drying-of-three-quarters-of-earths-land-un-report/ -
Climate Change Responsible for Irreversible Drying of Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land: UN Report
#Environment #ClimateChange #Aridity #UNReport #UNCCD #LandDegradation #EnvironmentalCrisis #Sustainability #GlobalWarming #Drought #Drylands #ClimateAction
https://the-14.com/climate-change-responsible-for-irreversible-drying-of-three-quarters-of-earths-land-un-report/ -
NDMC authored a policy brief on drought impacts for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
“The Cascading and Compounding Impacts of Drought” was published at the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference last Saturday.
Read more: https://www.unccd.int/resources/brief/cascading-and-compounding-impacts-drought
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Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’
Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023
"#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.
"According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.
What is happening?
"The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.
Why is this concerning?
"According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.
“'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.
"Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'
What can be done about it?
"The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.
"Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.
"As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."
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Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’
Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023
"#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.
"According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.
What is happening?
"The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.
Why is this concerning?
"According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.
“'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.
"Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'
What can be done about it?
"The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.
"Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.
"As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."
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Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’
Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023
"#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.
"According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.
What is happening?
"The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.
Why is this concerning?
"According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.
“'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.
"Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'
What can be done about it?
"The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.
"Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.
"As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."
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Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’
Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023
"#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.
"According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.
What is happening?
"The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.
Why is this concerning?
"According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.
“'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.
"Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'
What can be done about it?
"The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.
"Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.
"As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."
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Estimated 2 billion tons of #sand and #dust are entering the atmosphere per year: ‘We are in a vicious circle’
Story by Jeremiah Budin, December 11, 2023
"#Pollution and human activity have ripple effects everywhere that plants grow, and one of those effects is that there is less land for plants to grow than ever before.
"According to the United Nations, the world is losing around 386,000 square miles (by some estimates, more than Texas and New Mexico combined) of productive land per year to sand and #DustStorms — the result of #HumanActivity, as Reuters reports.
What is happening?
"The United Nations Convention to Combat #Desertification (#UNCCD) recently issued a report that called attention to the issue of land loss due to #SandStorms, which have hit large areas of #Africa and #Asia. According to the report, at least 25% of the storms could be attributed to human activity, such as #overmining and #overgrazing.
Why is this concerning?
"According to the UNCCD report, 'with impacts far beyond the source regions, an estimated 2 billion tons of sand and dust now enters the atmosphere every year, an amount equal in weight to 350 Great Pyramids of Giza.' And while sand storms are common in many regions, this new frequency and intensity are not.
“'We are in a vicious circle, where #LandDegradation is fueling #ClimateChange and climate change is exacerbating land loss in the world,' Ibrahim Thiaw, UNCCD executive secretary, told Reuters.
"Thiaw went on to explain that as the sand storms continue to make an increasing amount of land unfarmable, it affects people’s ability to get food in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.
“'It goes well beyond individuals,' he said. 'It is affecting the entire community.'
What can be done about it?
"The UNCCD had several recommendations for steps that could be taken to prevent further land loss. For one, it said that funding needs to be increased to tackle the problem, which has drawn less attention so far than other issues caused by human-driven pollution.
"Also, new incentives are needed for the private sector to take responsibility for the land that it destroys.
"As Thiaw told Reuters, #China has been successful at combating desertification and controlling dust, by employing a #LandManagement, #restoration, and #reforestation program."
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"Globally, up to 40% of #land is now degraded, according to the #UNCCD."
It's time to stop using what we have already converted in ways that degrade it further, and perhaps stop converting what is still well protected.
#landuse #erosion #food #climatechange #desertificationhttps://www.scidev.net/global/opinions/govts-should-stop-converting-land-use-un-scientist/
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If you want to know more about this work pls watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diTv61m0Fg
👇 & read the full article:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4062Or the super thread @ftmaestre (🐦 ) wrote in his profile explaining everything.
I still don't have many contacts in mastodon, so if you know people/institutions involved in this research, please share it with them!
Thanks and enjoy!#UniversidaddeAlicante #IPBES #UNCCD #Biodesert #ERCResearch #ScienceResearch #Drylands #scicomm #Ecology
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If you want to know more about this work pls watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diTv61m0Fg
👇 & read the full article:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4062Or the super thread @ftmaestre (🐦 ) wrote in his profile explaining everything.
I still don't have many contacts in mastodon, so if you know people/institutions involved in this research, please share it with them!
Thanks and enjoy!#UniversidaddeAlicante #IPBES #UNCCD #Biodesert #ERCResearch #ScienceResearch #Drylands #scicomm #Ecology
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If you want to know more about this work pls watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diTv61m0Fg
👇 & read the full article:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4062Or the super thread @ftmaestre (🐦 ) wrote in his profile explaining everything.
I still don't have many contacts in mastodon, so if you know people/institutions involved in this research, please share it with them!
Thanks and enjoy!#UniversidaddeAlicante #IPBES #UNCCD #Biodesert #ERCResearch #ScienceResearch #Drylands #scicomm #Ecology
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If you want to know more about this work pls watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8diTv61m0Fg
👇 & read the full article:
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abq4062Or the super thread @ftmaestre (🐦 ) wrote in his profile explaining everything.
I still don't have many contacts in mastodon, so if you know people/institutions involved in this research, please share it with them!
Thanks and enjoy!#UniversidaddeAlicante #IPBES #UNCCD #Biodesert #ERCResearch #ScienceResearch #Drylands #scicomm #Ecology
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🟡 Der Welttag für die Bekämpfung der Wüstenbildung und der Dürre wurde 1994 von 179 Staaten mit beschlossen. Fast 3/4 der eisfreien Fläche der Erde wurden vom Menschen verändert. Wüstenbildung führt zu Armut, Hunger und Massenwanderungen.
Der Slogan im Jahr 2022: “Rising Up From Drought Together ” - Gemeinsam gegen die Dürre aufstehen.
Mehr Infos hier : https://t1p.de/441y5
Artist: #mesa + #skountart
#DDDay #Wüstenbildung #ggda #rufdt #UNCCD #streetart #art #desert