It is #WorldSoilDay!

Globally, 15-36% of #soils are degraded (UNCCD, FAO, IPCC and others).

The #trend is still rising📈 and not in line with the #UN goal to “halt and reverse #LandDegradation” and, by 2030, to “achieve a land degradation-neutral world” (#SDG15).⛔

#GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #desertification #drought #degradation #soil

30 Day Map Challenge - Day 3: Polygons

Atlas of desertification often omit the condition of groundwater in their analysis. Nonetheless, in drylands, where precipitations are usually much lower than the quantity of water evapotranspirated (evaporated from the soil and water surfaces + transpirated by plants), aquifers can lead the development of ecosystems and society.

Because of that, we have to take into account their condition to assess our impacts and design good exploitation approaches that ensure a good condition in both: quality and quantity.

Nonetheless, their state is often disregarded or not even known. In the map, we show the condition of spanish aquifers respect their quality (i.e. salinification, seawater intrusion, chemical pollution, and nutrients concentration). Is interesting that, although drylands are not shown, the aquifers condition (bad condition) follow their extent up to some point.

This map, though open sourced, has helped us to understand desertification processes and state in our "Desertification Atlas of Spain" project, which we will publish by the end of November.

#30DayMapChallenge #Spain #Desertification #LandDegradation #UNCCD #Science #Ecology #GIS

@MorpheusB

“The failure of miners to “adequately compensate” landowners is a “silent epidemic” in Queensland, says Chinchilla-based workplace health and safety researcher Shay Dougall.”…

it’s not just in queensland, but a global epidemic… capitalism operates on the premise that companies are separate from their owners. it encourages risk taking, but does nothing to ensure accountability or ownership, and legislation designed to make CEOs more accountable is a joke.

#Australia #Capitalism #Mining #LandDegradation #FoodSecurity

It is #WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought!

Globally, 1⃣5️⃣-3️⃣6️⃣% of #soils are degraded (UNCCD, #FAO, #IPCC and others).

The trend is still rising📈 and not in line with the #UN goal to “halt and reverse #LandDegradation” and, by 2030, to “achieve a land degradation-neutral world” (#SDG15).⛔

#GlobalGoals #SDGs #2030Agenda #DesertificationAndDroughtDay #desertification #drought #degradation #soil
https://data.unccd.int/land-degradation?grouping=SDG
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/sites/4/2022/11/SRCCL_Chapter_4.pdf
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2465799
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0138013

On this #DesertificationandDroughtDay UNCCD reminds us of the importance of restoring degraded land.

Read the @‌IPBES #LandDegradation Assessment Report: https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/ldr

Wetlands are vital for #biodiversity, including as critical habitats for many migratory species.🐦

— @ipbes #LandDegradation Assessment

Yet, many of these #wetlands are now threatened.

Learn how wetlands support biodiversity with Ramsar for #WWD2025:

https://www.worldwetlandsday.org/