The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the world’s only legally binding international treaty dedicated to addressing desertification, land degradation, and drought (DLDD). Adopted in 1994 following the Rio Earth Summit, the Convention promotes sustainable land management, ecosystem restoration, climate resilience, and poverty reduction, particularly in arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid regions. CloselyContinue reading “United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD): Objectives, COP, Land Degradation Neutrality & India’s Role”