UN headquarters UN Report Highlights Three Flagship Land Restoration Projects as Global Degradation Threatens Billions

UNJournal Lee Sung Jun | The head of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) announced three winners of the organization's World Restoration Flagships awards on Wednesday, highlighting land rehabilitation efforts at a time when an estimated 40 percent of the world's land is affected by degradation and drought, threatening the livelihoods of more than three billion people. The announcement came during the UN desertification conference taking place in Mongolia from 17 to 28 August. The three award-winning programmes collectively aim to restore nearly five million hectares of land by

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• 2026-08-27 13:37