Three-quarters of global land has become permanently drier over the past three decades. Driven by climate change, deforestation, and overgrazing, desertification is no longer confined to arid regions; it poses an immediate threat to global biodiversity, food production, clean water supplies, and human health. With over two billion people directly affected and economic costs escalating, urgent action is needed.
Click on to discover the root causes of land degradation, its global impact, and the innovative solutions reversing this trend.