Global cooperation and action are required to tackle land degradation and desertification and ensure a sustainable future.
In the face of a triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature loss and pollution, the world will come together on 5 June to markElizabeth Maruma Mrema Since 1973, World Environment Day led by the UN Environment Programme has helped to drive action on some of the planet's most-pressing environmental problems. This year, the Day will direct the world's gaze to three perilous, though often-overlooked, challenges: land degradation, desertification and drought.
At a time when many deserts are expanding because of climate change, 22 countries in Africa's Sahel region are fighting back by building aI hope this World Environment Day can be a turning point in our race to restoration. Now is the time to move from commitments to action to prevent, halt and reverse ecosystem degradation.
We must tackle all these issues together - and acknowledge that healthy land is crucial for realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, due in six short years. The good news is, we have the solutions, the means and, with the UN Restoration Decade, the platform to restore our lands to their former glory.
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