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Two billion people live in the drylands, which cover 41 percent of the world's land area. Far from being bare and lifeless, these drylands contain trees and forests essential to the lives of people and animals, supplying basic needs such...

Land restoration in the Sahel is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become a tradition. Under FAO’s “Action Against Desertification” programme, these efforts are being expanded to six African countries. Land degradation...

Nora Berrahmouni, Forestry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), outlines the ways the Forestry Department is combating desertification. In particular, she cites the Action Against Desertification project, which aims to improve the health and productivity of agrosilvopastoral systems,...

Land restoration in northern Niger is making degraded areas productive again, providing economic opportunities in a region where migration has become a tradition. Now, under FAO’s Action Against Desertification programme, these efforts are being expanded to six African countries. This...

Over the next decade, 50 million people may be displaced by desertification, land degradation and drought. Action Against Desertification strengthens people's resilience to climate change by promoting sustainable land management in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific.