News Headline
Ambitious $104 million program targets land degradation in Africa and Central Asian countries
Source
Relief Web
Publication Date
2021-06-08
Launch of the FAO-led, Global Environment Facility-funded initiative paves the way for UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The global launch of a $104 million initiative signals an ambitious effort by a range of partners to safeguard drylands in the context of climate change, fragile ecosystems, biodiversity loss, and deforestation in 11 African and Central Asian countries.