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

#TopicOfTheDay: Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.

The #WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought, celebrated each year on 17 June, aims to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Climate-Change-and-Desertification-666ffe2e58caa7ec4888ca33

#QuizOfTheDay: Which of the following statements is NOT a human cause of #Desertification?

#WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought

A. Cyclical drought bringing lower and less reliable rainfall
B. Population growth
C. Overgrazing by cattle
D. Deforestation for fuel and constructing shelter

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/quiz?qId=666f042465497a45ac9d4753

#TopicOfTheDay: Desertification, land degradation, and drought are among the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with up to 40% of all land area worldwide already considered degraded.

The #WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought, celebrated each year on 17 June, aims to raise awareness of the presence of desertification and drought, highlighting methods of preventing desertification and recovering from drought.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/posts/Climate-Change-and-Desertification-666ffe2e58caa7ec4888ca33

Daily #Hashtags for June

Jun 01
#GlobalDayOfParents #WorldMilkDay

Jun 02
#InternationalSexWorkersDay

Jun 03
#MaboDay (Aus) #WorldBicycleDay

Jun 04
#InternationalDayOfInnocentChildrenVictimsOfAggression

Jun 05
#WorldEnvironmentDay

Jun 06
#NationalGardeningExerciseDay

Jun 07
#WorldFoodSafetyDay

Jun 08
#NationalBestFriendDay #WorldBrainTumourDay #WorldOceansDay

Jun 09
#DonaldDuckDay

Jun 10
#DollDay

Jun 11
#NationalChildrensDay

Jun 12
#RedRoseDay #WorldDayAgainstChildLabour

Jun 13
#PigeonAppreciationDay

Jun 14
#WorldBloodDonorDay

Jun 15
#WorldElderAbuseAwarenessDay #WorldFathersDay #WorldWindDay

Jun 16
#InternationalWaterfallDay

Jun 17
#WorldDayToCombatDesertificationAndDrought

Jun 18
#AutisticPrideDay #InternationalPanicDay #InternationalPicnicDay

Jun 19
#WorldSaunteringDay #WorldSickleCellAwarenessDay

Jun 20
#WorldRefugeeDay

Jun 21
#InternationalYogaDay #SummerSolstice / #WinterSolstice #WorldHydrographyDay #WorldMusicDay

Jun 22
#WorldRainforestDay

Jun 23
#InternationalOlympicDay #InternationalWidowsDay #UnitedNationsPublicServiceDay

Jun 24
#InternationalFairyDay

Jun 25
#LogCabinDay

Jun 26
#InternationalDayAgainstDrugAbuseAndIllicitTrafficking

Jun 27
#InternationalDayInSupportOfVictimsOfTorture

Jun 28
#InternationalBodyPiercingDay

Jun 29
#InternationalDayOfTheTropics #InternationalMudDay #NationalStatisticsDay

Jun 30
#WorldAsteroidDay

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