With a focus on restoring degraded lands, combatting desertification and building drought resilience, countries around the world came together today to mark World Environment Day 2024, under the rallying call 'Our Land. Our Future. We are #Generation Restoration'.
With a focus on restoring degraded lands, combatting desertification and building drought resilience, countries around the world came together today to mark World Environment Day 2024, under the rallying call 'Our Land. Our Future. We are #Generation Restoration'. marked the second time in more than 50 years that World Environment Day has been hosted in the West Asia region.
Saudi Arabia has announced environmental sustainability goals to help tackle the challenges of drought, desertification and land degradation, including a pledge to . On World Environment Day the government celebrated its land restoration efforts and announced greater support and funding for private and philanthropic organisations working on environmental issues. Further, Saudi Arabia confirmed the country is on track to meet the global land degradation neutrality target by 2030.
"The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve vegetation cover and combat desertification through the Saudi Green Initiative and national strategy will enable the country to reach its land degradation neutrality goal by 2030," he added. "Billions across the world are facing food insecurity, crippling droughts, and livelihoods are under threat. That is why on World Environment Day we're asking the world to join the global movement to restore our lands, increase drought resilience and combat desertification," said Executive Director Andersen."Restoration is the natural solution to help address the triple planetary crisis, deliver new jobs, lower poverty and build resilience to extreme weather.
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