The Global Land Agenda’s Moment of Truth
Project Syndicate
byOsama Faqeeha
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 02:32 PM

As delegates gather this week in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, momentum is building toward a more ambitious global response to land degradation. In fact, there are five pr…
RIYADHEvery second, land degradation claims four football fields of healthy terrain, resulting in a yearly loss equivalent to two Spains. As one would expect, the costs of these losses are staggering… [+7421 chars]
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