The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience.
World Environment Day is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and held annually since 1973, it has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach. It is celebrated by millions of people across the world.
According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. The number and duration of droughts has increased by 29 per cent since 2000 – without urgent action, droughts may affect over three-quarters of the world’s population by 2050.
Land restoration is a key pillar of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030), a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems all around the world, which is critical to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Time is running out, and nature is in emergency mode. To keep global warming below 1.5°C this century, we must halve annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Without action, exposure to air pollution beyond safe guidelines will increase by 50 per cent within the decade and plastic waste flowing into aquatic ecosystems will nearly triple by 2040.
We need urgent action to address these pressing issues because-
Every five seconds, the equivalent of one football pitch of soil is eroded. Yet, it takes 1,000 years to generate 3 centimetres of topsoil.
Trees in urban areas can cool the air by up to 5°C, reducing air conditioning needs by 25 per cent.
Lakes, rivers and wetlands hold 20–30 per cent of global carbon despite occupying only 5–8 per cent of its land surface.
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‘ENVIRONMENT’ THIS VERY GOOD WORD TO HEAR AND THIS THE BEAUTY OF OUR HUMAN WORLD BUT WE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT IT AND WE ARE ONLY THINKING ABOUT MONEY WE HAVE TO CHANGE THIS THOUGHT BY THE WAY THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR KIND INFORMATION
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Wishing everyone a great World Environment Day! Let’s remember that every small action helps in preserving the precious ecosystems that support life on Earth.
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