• Desertification and drought are severe environmental challenges, with up to 40% of global land already degraded.

• Healthy land is crucial for food security, employment, and protection against natural disasters.

• However, unsustainable resource use and growing populations exacerbate land degradation, driving forced migration and displacing millions.

• Over one billion young people in developing countries, reliant on land for sustenance, face limited job prospects.

• Addressing these issues through eco-entrepreneurship and best practices can offer viable solutions.

• Desertification and Drought Day 2024 focuses on the future of land stewardship, urging global action to preserve this vital resource and ensure stability and prosperity for billions worldwide.

• The theme for this year, “United for land, our legacy, our future,” aims to combat this raising concern.

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