Land degradation currently affects 1.9 billion hectares globally or about 65 per cent of global soil resources. With 85 per cent, soil erosion is the main contributor. Approximately 1.5 billion people ...

The first International Soil and Water Forum opened this week in Bangkok to map ... soil degradation – both critical for global food security and environmental health. “The world’s natural ...

including climatic variations and human activities. When land degradation happens in the world’s drylands, it often creates desert-like conditions.