Nations fall short of land restoration pledges
Countries have rehabilitated only 10.4 percent of their collective national pledges to restore degraded land under United Nations backed efforts. A new study shows nations reached 124.3 million hectares out of a 1.2 billion hectare target.
Countries have restored 124.3 million hectares of degraded land under U.N.-backed programs, falling short of their collective goals by an area roughly twice the size of France. The total represents 10.4% of national pledges made under four separate U.N. frameworks. The shortfall highlights the gap between global climate commitments and on-the-ground execution ahead of key environmental talks.
