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Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief

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Land degradation is costing far more than restoring: UN deputy chief

UN News · Official source · Aug 25, 2026, 12:00 PM UTC

Countries are spending too little to restore degraded land even as the economic cost of doing nothing climbs towards $1 trillion a year, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed warned at a major UN land conference in Mongolia.