World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
17th June 2023.
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The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought on June 17th each year raises awareness of ways to stop desertification. It’s a day to concentrate on drought recovery as well.
• Fertile terrain can turn into a desert through a process known as desertification. This is typically brought on by drought, logging, or unsuitable farming. A loss in biological productivity results from desertification. This is harmful in places where hunger and poverty are already widespread problems.
• Over two billion hectares of productive land have degraded in recent years. There are some practical solutions to stop desertification, which is good news. Protecting the soil from deterioration through land and water management is one of these methods.
• Safeguard the vegetation cover.
• Increase the efficiency of nutrient cycling by combining the use of land for farming and grazing.
• Utilize land-use technologies while continuing to practice traditional agriculture.
• Provide the tools local communities need to manage dryland.
• Open up business chances in metropolitan areas of drylands.
• There are more techniques to stop desertification, as well as ways to stop land deterioration. This includes developing seed banks, growing trees, adding nutrients to the soil, and preventing soil erosion.
• More than ever, it’s crucial to fight desertification and drought. This is due to the fact that by 2050, there must be enough arable land to support the needs of 10 billion people.
Environmentalists and conservationists educate the public with talks on how to stop desertification and drought on this day. To take part:
• Find out how to safeguard the soil on your property.
• Plant a tree on your yard, at least one.
• Learn about the advantages of seed banks.
• Watch films and read articles about the effects of desertification on the environment.
• On social media, use the hashtag #WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought to raise awareness of this day.
• Deforestation is a growing ecological issue. It happens when formerly fruitful terrain turns into a desert due to deforestation, a drought, or bad farming practices. The areas of the world that are most at risk of desertification are particularly covered by the Convention. Some of the most vulnerable individuals and ecosystems frequently reside in these regions.
• The majority of calories that people need to live healthy lives still come from the land, at 99 percent.
• The first line of defense against calamities like droughts and flash floods, which are growing more frequent, prolonged, and severe, is healthy, resilient land.
• Growing competition for land is being caused by the loss of more and more productive land in order to meet the rising demand for goods and services as well as for ecological functions that support life.
• The restoration of the land for a sustainable future will be most crucial in the following few decades.
• Given that the issue is human-made, people must participate in finding a solution. What information on desertification and drought do we want people to know?
• Sustainable land management is a concern for everyone. Together, we can enhance the livelihoods of more than 1.3 billion people worldwide and restore the productivity of more than 2 billion hectares of damaged land.
• The loss of biodiversity, climate change, and land degradation all have a direct impact on human well-being. The key to accomplishing many of the Sustainable Development Goals is tackling these problems collectively.
• A decade of land deterioration could result in irreparable harm, whereas a decade of land restoration could have numerous advantages.
