Dust storms to become more intense if degradation of Aravallis continues

Withering of Aravallis, mainly due to erosion of forests along the northern and central tracts, is making dust storms more intense

Desertification: ‘Droughts reduced India’s GDP by up to 5% in 20 years’

The world has a new ‘water-scarce’ generation growing up, with women and girls spending as much as 40% of their calorific intake …

Desertification: Food systems under scrutiny as 12 million Ha of lands lost annually

The Conference of Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification started May 9 to chalk out plans to restore 1 billion Ha of …

800 million affected by desertification: UN secretary-general

Over the next 25 years, land degradation could reduce global food productivity by as much as 12 per cent, the UN chief said on World Day to …

Reverse land use change to prevent zoonoses like COVID-19: UNCCD

Land use degradation creates ground for zoonotic disease like COVID-19 as the interaction and physical distance between animals and humans …