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Jul 8, 2024

Driving Eco

95% of the planet's soils will be degraded by 2050, scientists warn

A new map from the Save Soil movement, backed by several UN agencies, shows that 95% of the world's soils could be degraded by 2050 if unsustainable agricultural practices continue. This degradation threatens to trigger a global food crisis and aggravate the impacts of climate change, according to the report released on the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification.

Jun 27, 2024, Europe

energiezukunft

95 percent of the earth's surface could be degraded by 2050

Alarming state of the world's soil, livelihoods threatened

The maps, produced by Save Soil using data from the UNCCD (2019 map) and an estimate from the Global Environment Facility (GEF, 2050 map), show how much fertile land could be left in 2050 if the current rate of degradation continues. The resulting food crisis would be exacerbated by the fact that the world's population is expected to rise to 9.8 billion people by 2050, according to figures from the United Nations (UN).

Jun 17, 2024, Portuguese

Publico

Africa's Great Green Wall not expected to be completed until 2030

The project aims to restore degraded areas in the Sahel and Sahara desert, but lacks funding. This Monday marks the World Day to Combat Drought and Desertification.

Jun 17, 2024, Berlin

BBC

UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left

Soil is the second largest carbon sink after the oceans, and is recognized by the UN as a key tool for mitigating climate change.

Jun 17, 2024, Berlin

Newsweek

Map Shows How Much U.S. Land May Be Degraded by 2050

Save Soil used data from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification to make a map showing levels of degradation around the world in 2019. It then used an estimation from the Global Environment Facility for the 2050 map.

Jun 17, 2024, Berlin

CBS News

Race to save fertile land as soil degradation threatens global food supply

About 52% of the earth's agricultural land is already in an infertile state, according to the Save Soil movement, citing data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. If the current trend holds, 95% of the earth could be degraded by 2050. Martin Frick, director of the World Food Program's global office in Berlin, joins to discuss what's at stake.