Land degradation affects more than 60% of global soil resources ... of the United Nations (FAO), toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 15 on protecting, restoring and promoting ...

The United Nations aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation and halt ...

A pioneering global study, published by Bristol researchers in March 2023, has shown that rates of deforestation are fast outstripping efforts at forest regrowth. As well as providing vital ecosystems ...

It also advocates combating desertification by 2030 and restoring land affected by desertification, drought and floods. To protect biodiversity, Goal 15 calls for urgent measures to end poaching and ...