Born on June 17
Desertification and Drought Day
Look after the ground beneath us.
Next: June 17, 2027
Where it comes from
On 17 June 1994, at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, governments adopted the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, still the only legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management.
How it's celebrated
The convention's secretariat, the UNCCD, leads a global observance hosted by a different country each time, while governments, scientists and farmers hold talks, exhibitions and land-restoration events.
Did you know
Some two billion people depend on dryland ecosystems, 90% of them in developing countries.
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