16 Dec 2010, Posted by Anab in Blog, 1 Comment. Tagged desertification, threat, UN, United Nations, world

Convention to Combat Desertification

Significant to our project, the executive secretary of UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Luc Gnacadja, today launched the UN decade for the fight against desertification in London.

Desertification and land degradation is “the greatest environmental challenge of our time” and “a threat to global wellbeing”, according to the UN’s top drylands official, who says people must be paid via global carbon markets for preserving the soil.

Full article on the Guardian site.