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Desertification, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, UNCCD is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.

Keywords:
Climate change, Desertification, Developing countries, Erosion, Land, Land degradation, Semi-arid ecosystems, Sub-humid ecosystems
Region:
Global
Number of parties:
197