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Mexico and United States assemble 9.45 billion pesos for Tijuana River cleanup CESTA takes plastic reduction from Salvadoran communities to the global debate UN recognizes Araticum and its goal to restore 2 million hectares of the Cerrado Chilean heritage wheats provide stability and water efficiency under severe drought Hunger Stone reappears in the Danube as drought drives flows to extreme lows San Luis promotes adaptive fertilization to raise maize production

Climate

Wales crosses a critical drought threshold after a July with almost no rain

North Wales and the Upper Severn basin officially entered drought after receiving less than 2% of expected July rainfall, with rivers at record lows, fires still burning and mounting damage to habitats, crops and wildlife.

25 Jul 3 min

Land

Desertification COP16 confirmed that land degradation is now a central development challenge

The Riyadh summit of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification placed land restoration, drought resilience and financing at the center of the agenda. More than USD 12 billion was pledged, but a binding global agreement on drought remained pending and will continue toward COP17.

18 Jul 2 min