One of the main ways conflict leads to environmental harm is by leaving behind unexploded weapons and ammunition.

Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Soil erosion, the most common type of land degradation, ...

The way land resources – soil, water and biodiversity – are currently mismanaged and misused threatens the health and continued survival of many species on Earth, including our own, warns a ...

Titled, The Land Degradation Assessment in Kenya, the report says causes of land degradation are both natural and human-induced.

Common indicators and causes of land degradation are generally understood. But less is known about how people living in communal lands interpret land changes and their impact.

Intensive cultivation, overgrazing and deforestation are the major causes of land degradation in Zimbabwe, being exacerbated by the underlying forces of a socio-economic nature such as general poverty ...

Land degradation, drought and desertification are leading causes of many crises impacting people around the world, including food insecurity, water insecurity and forced migration.

Three-Quarters of Earth’s Land Became Permanently Drier in Last Three Decades: UN Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on Earth Five billion people could be affected by 2100 ...