INTA San Luis and the provincial Ministry of Productive Development trained more than 30 professionals and students on soils, phosphorus, zinc, nitrogen and the agronomic use of residues. The approach replaces general recipes with decisions tailored to each field, season and water supply.
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.
The Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, launched in 1978, combined afforestation, dune stabilization, public investment and rural labor to curb desertification in northern China. Its progress is significant, but experts warn that restoration can only be sustained through monitoring, local management and political continuity.