Desertification is accelerating under climate change, threatening biodiversity, food security, and human well-being across the Mediterranean Basin, southern Europe, and the Middle East. Water scarcity ...

Scientists looking for ways to grow crops in desert soil have landed on a surprising solution: pineapples. By adding relatively small amounts of pineapple fibers to sandy soil, researchers were able ...

Drought vs. desertification Desertification occurs when an area's climate turns drier, and fertile land becomes barren due to factors caused by human activities—mainly climate change and poor land use ...

Bonn, Germany, 21 February 2024 – This year’s Desertification and Drought Day, observed on 17 June, will focus on the future of land stewardship. Every second, an equivalent of four football fields of ...

It is an honour to participate in today’s High-Level Event. We derive much of our identity, culture, and traditions from our connections to land. From my mother’s side, my ancestors have been farmers ...