In a world of profligate consumerism, global supply chains, and a growing population, land resources – soil, water, and biodiversity – are rapidly being depleted. As a finite resource and the most valuable natural asset, countries can no longer afford to take land for granted.
This second edition of the UNCCD's Global Land Outlook (GLO2) sets out the rationale, enabling factors and diverse pathways by which countries and communities can reduce and reverse land degradation by designing and implementing their bespoke land restoration agenda.
The report includes case studies and analyses of future land scenarios and the potential contributions of land restoration investments to climate change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, poverty reduction, human health and other key sustainable development goals.