The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has warned that nearly 1 million square kilometers of productive land is lost each year due to sand and dust storms worsened by human activities. The storms, which release approximately 2 billion tons of sand and dust into the atmosphere annually, cause economic damage and have far-reaching impacts on food supplies, migration, navigation, and security. The UNCCD called for improved land management practices.from Environment News, Earth News, Global Warming, Wild Life, Carbon Trading, Climate Business, Climate Change & Pollution News https://ift.tt/BIhTKxf
