[File, Standard]A two-week global environment meeting has ended with a resolve to boost drought resilience and restore 1 billion hectares wasteland globally. Among the key highlights of the meeting was acceleration of the pledge by global leaders to restore 1 billion hectares of degraded land by 2030. The leaders said “each dollar invested in restoring degraded land is estimated to return between $7 and $30 (Sh812-3,480) economic benefits”. The other one is “Global Land Outlook 2”, which says humans have transformed more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s land area from its natural state, causing unparalleled environmental degradation and contributing significantly to global warming. “If current land degradation trends continue this century, scientists predict severe climate-induced disturbances will increase.

Source: Standard Digital May 23, 2022 03:00 UTC