COP17: How UN desertification talks delivered 'mixed results' for combatting drought and land degradation

Michael Holder
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Credit: UNCCD/Kiara Worth
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Credit: UNCCD/Kiara Worth

Mongolia Summit delivers billions of dollars in new financing, fresh private sector partnerships, and a range of new government commitments - but critics warn progress fell far short of what is needed to meet land restoration goals

Crunch UN desertification talks have yielded fresh commitments and billions of dollars of new financing towards combatting land degradation, rangeland losses and drought - but critics have warned such...

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