RM2DAYRB3–An example of land degradation, a result of brick molding, in Mount Hampden near Harare, Zimbabwe on Jan. 12.
RMBDCPA0–Drought
RMEEYM42–Moon-like dunes, barren land, and polluted pond at a small-scale, traditional gold mining site in Hampalit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RMA3N16Y–Indigenous people standing close to a giant world map. Deforestation of Brazil
RM2AA22KG–'Le Signal' Building awaiting destruction due to coastal erosion. Soulac-sur-Mer, Atlantic coast, France.
RMRE2N9N–Aerial of badly eroded farmland with no management controls in place South Australia
RMHGCM60–Seriously degraded denuded land following serious soil erosion near Lake Baringo Kenya
RF2BEHJ3K–Sand dune invading the land. Desertification due to climate change and overexploration. Environmental problem scene
RMAN1NDD–Severe soil erosion due to overgrazing in Arusha Tanzania
RFRF2T6C–Malawi is a densely populated country with a high land transformation as indicated in this landscape showing small-holder plots and plantations
RF2E548ME–The Moon Landscape is a totally barren, undulating, rocky desert which was formed by the valleys of the Swakop river, Namibia.
RFEYW34P–Pencil with eraser
RM2CTFNEE–(200923) -- GABORONE, Sept. 23, 2020 (Xinhua) -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representative in Botswana Rene Czudek (L) and Botswana's Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Philda Kereng (R) pose for a photo during the launch of a land degradation assessment project in Gaborone, Botswana on Sept. 22, 2020. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua)
RFT5GPRC–track of a tractor tire on a dust dry field in Germany
RMC93JC4–Zimbabwe is a small country boasting an incredible variety of landscapes and animals.
RMWBX8X1–Central Madagascar, illustrating land clearance and habitat destruction on a massive scale.
RM2RR1P6R–200923 -- GABORONE, Sept. 23, 2020 -- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO Representative in Botswana Rene Czudek L and Botswana s Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism Philda Kereng R pose for a photo during the launch of a land degradation assessment project in Gaborone, Botswana on Sept. 22, 2020. Photo by /Xinhua BOTSWANA-GABORONE-FAO-LAND DEGRADATION ASSESSMENT PROJECT TshekisoxTebalo PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RM2GJ8ET9– STOCKHOLM 20140414 King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen together with Professor Compton James Tucker of NASA and Professor Gudrun Gisladotti of the University of Iceland during a medal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sweden, April 14, 2014. Professor Tucker received the Vega medal, a Swedish award to individuals who 'excellently promoted the geographical research'. Professor Gisladottir received the Wahlberg's gold medal for her broad and deep knowledge in the 'land degradation and desertification,” The medals are awarded by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Foto: Pontus Lundahl /
RF2HD3B6R–Typical pasture land
RMB33G27–Coastal Soil Erosion Magadalene Islands
RM2F4AK51–Landscape of an abandoned small-scale gold mining area in Hampalit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RF2EAJ2J6–Aerial view land clear at oil palm estate
RM2AA22KP–'Le Signal' Building awaiting destruction due to coastal erosion. Soulac-sur-Mer, Atlantic coast, France.
RMH3P9D5–Landscape damaged by nickel mining,
RM2E2A86K–Serious gully soil erosion South Luangwa National Park Zambia
RF2ATMCBT–Farmland landscape of farm field with dry yellow grass and storm cloud above. Land degradation, deforestation and destructive agriculture background
RF2FMNDFM–Dead tree in degraded mangrove forest. Environmental crisis from climate change, pollution, sedimentation. Degradation and destruction of mangrove.
RF2DYNA6T–Sustainable agriculture: plowed land with blue sky and clouds.
RF2E548MH–The Moon Landscape is a totally barren, undulating, rocky desert which was formed by the valleys of the Swakop river, Namibia.
RMDTHNGF–Small properties, rural land occupation near Belo Horizonte city, capital of Minas Gerais State, Brazil.
RM2G39884–(210614) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 14, 2021 (Xinhua) -- The UN General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 14, 2021. The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, on Monday called for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
RFHT8C6X–Crumbling Land
RMC93JB0–Zimbabwe is a small country boasting an incredible variety of landscapes and animals.
RM2RFRC51–Soil erosion in Mali , West Africa
RM2H53HWY–Motorists seen impacting by the haze disasters in Riau, Sumatra island, Indonesia. Photographed on September 12, 2015. The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow directs countries' agreements around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, keep the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (34.7 Fahrenheit) and in protecting biodiversity by restoring forest loss and land degradation by the end of 2030 from $19 billion in public and private funds. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2RR9FW2–New York, UN-Generalversammlung 210614 -- UNITED NATIONS, June 14, 2021 -- The UN General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 14, 2021. The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly UNGA, Volkan Bozkir, on Monday called for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture. /Handout via Xinhua UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE-UNSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-URGENT ACTION EskinderxDebebe/UNxPhoto PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RM2GJ8ET8– STOCKHOLM 20140414 King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen together with Professor Compton James Tucker of NASA and Professor Gudrun Gisladotti of the University of Iceland during a medal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sweden, April 14, 2014. Professor Tucker received the Vega medal, a Swedish award to individuals who 'excellently promoted the geographical research'. Professor Gisladottir received the Wahlberg's gold medal for her broad and deep knowledge in the 'land degradation and desertification,” The medals are awarded by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Foto: Pontus Lundahl /
RF2HD3B7Y–Pastures and agricultural land typical of the dry region of Panama, known as 'Arco Seco'
RMB33G26–Coastal Soil Erosion on the cliffs of Magadalene Islands Quebec Canada
RM2F4AK3K–Landscape of an abandoned small -scale gold mining area in Hampalit, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RMPMWJH9–Soil erosion in southern Africa
RM2AA22MC–Coastal erosion, villa threatened with collapse, Soulac-sur-mer, Cote Atlantic, France.
RMH3JYNK–Ouen Island,
RM2E2A7RN–Serious gully soil erosion South Luangwa National Park Zambia
RF2ATMCBH–Farmland landscape of paddock, field with dry yellow grass and storm cloud above. Land degradation, deforestation and destructive agriculture backgrou
RMJ1GYNT–Oil pump jacks cover the ground in the Kern River Oil Field along the San Joaquin Valley April 11, 2017 in Bakersfield, California. The oil and gas wells that cover the area are on public land leased by the federal Bureau of Land Management.
RF2DYNA01–Sustainable agriculture: plowed land with blue sky and clouds.
RF2E548N4–The Moon Landscape is a totally barren, undulating, rocky desert which was formed by the valleys of the Swakop river, Namibia.
RF2DA153C–Lumberjack standing with axe on forest background. Deforestation is a major cause of land degradation and destabilization of natural ecosystems.
RM2G3988C–(210614) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 14, 2021 (Xinhua) -- Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 14, 2021. Volkan Bozkir on Monday called for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
RFM5MTG1–environmental degradation, interrupted trees and collapsed river beds
RMC93JC8–Zimbabwe is a small country boasting an incredible variety of landscapes and animals.
RFMEGBYY–Abandoned rice fields were turned into pasture. As result of overgrazing occurred aridity and soil is disturbed, land degradation. Trees and cattle in
RM2H53HT8–The biosphere reserve area is seen burning in Riau, Sumatra island, Indonesia. Photographed on September 13, 2015. The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow directs countries' agreements around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, keep the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (34.7 Fahrenheit) and in protecting biodiversity by restoring forest loss and land degradation by the end of 2030 from $19 billion in public and private funds. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2RR9FRX–New York, UN-Generalversammlung 210614 -- UNITED NATIONS, June 14, 2021 -- Volkan Bozkir, president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, addresses the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 14, 2021. Volkan Bozkir on Monday called for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture. /Handout via Xinhua UN-GENERAL ASSEMBLY-HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE-UNSUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE-URGENT ACTION EskinderxDebebe/UNxPhoto PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
RM2GJ8ET7– STOCKHOLM 20140414 King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen together with Professor Compton James Tucker of NASA and Professor Gudrun Gisladotti of the University of Iceland during a medal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sweden, April 14, 2014. Professor Tucker received the Vega medal, a Swedish award to individuals who 'excellently promoted the geographical research'. Professor Gisladottir received the Wahlberg's gold medal for her broad and deep knowledge in the 'land degradation and desertification,” The medals are awarded by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Foto: Pontus Lundahl /
RM2A3D86T–CAMBODIA, Mekong region, Stung Treng, logging of rainforest, cleared and burned forest, poor people settle on deforested plots and start farming, the land belongs often to army generals
RF2D7625Y–Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 20, 2020. Burning of garbage in vacant land causes huge smoke in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the west of Rio de
RM2F4AK56–Landscape of an abandoned small-scale gold mining area in Hampalit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RMPMWJH3–Soil erosion which has occurred due to incorrect road placement
RF2K3MPG6–Fields erosion damage soil hole pit inappropriately managed soil earth land with degradation ground of topsoil and arable land. Vadose zone compacted
RMH3JYP3–Nickel mines,
RM2E2A818–Serious gully soil erosion South Luangwa National Park Zambia
RM2H5CMHX–Aylesbury Vale, UK. 8th November, 2021. HS2 were today removing tree trunks from yet another woodland that they have felled for the High Speed Rail construction. This was only a few days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow 'to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030. Not just halt, but reverse'. He also described trees as being the 'lungs of our planet', however, meanwhile HS2 are continuing to fell or put at risk 108 ancient woodlands for the much criticised HS2 railway. Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy Live News
RMJ1GYPE–Oil pump jacks cover the ground in the Kern River Oil Field along the San Joaquin Valley April 11, 2017 in Bakersfield, California. The oil and gas wells that cover the area are on public land leased by the federal Bureau of Land Management.
RF2DYNA1M–Sustainable agriculture: plowed land with blue sky and clouds.
RF2E548MF–The Moon Landscape is a totally barren, undulating, rocky desert which was formed by the valleys of the Swakop river, Namibia.
RMA5M55Y–Landslides on cleared forest hillsides in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia
RM2G3988B–(210614) -- UNITED NATIONS, June 14, 2021 (Xinhua) -- UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed addresses the General Assembly High-level Dialogue on Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought at the UN headquarters in New York, on June 14, 2021. The president of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, on Monday called for urgent action to address unsustainable agriculture. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
RFM5MTG9–environmental degradation, interrupted trees and collapsed river beds
RMC93JGR–Zimbabwe is a small country boasting an incredible variety of landscapes and animals.
RM2GFY3X7–Amazon deforestation, burned Brazil nut tree trunck.
RM2H53HX6–Motorists seen impacting by the haze disasters in Riau, Sumatra island, Indonesia. Photographed on September 12, 2015. The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow directs countries' agreements around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, keep the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (34.7 Fahrenheit) and in protecting biodiversity by restoring forest loss and land degradation by the end of 2030 from $19 billion in public and private funds. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2RM4MP2–Bildnummer: 60484378 Datum: 16.09.2013 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (130916) -- WINDHOEK, Sept. 16, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Uahekua Herunga (1st R), President of the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, speaks during the first plenary meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013. The 11th session of the COP11 to the UNCCD opened here on Monday, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) NAMIBIA--UN--DESERTIFICATION-
RM2GJ8ETE– STOCKHOLM 20140414 King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen together with Professor Compton James Tucker of NASA and Professor Gudrun Gisladotti of the University of Iceland during a medal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sweden, April 14, 2014. Professor Tucker received the Vega medal, a Swedish award to individuals who 'excellently promoted the geographical research'. Professor Gisladottir received the Wahlberg's gold medal for her broad and deep knowledge in the 'land degradation and desertification,” The medals are awarded by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Foto: Pontus Lundahl /
RM2A3D865–CAMBODIA, Mekong region, Stung Treng, logging of rainforest, cleared and burned forest, poor people settle on deforested plots and start farming, the land belongs often to army generals
RF2D76271–Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 20, 2020. Burning of garbage in vacant land causes huge smoke in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the west of Rio de
RM2F4AK4T–Landscape of an abandoned small-scale gold mining area in Hampalit, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RF2JJCFFK–A house on wet sand. The concept of climate degradation
RF2K3CTYM–Fields erosion damage soil hole pit inappropriately managed soil earth land with degradation ground of topsoil and arable land. Vadose zone compacted
RMH3JYP6–Nickel mines,
RF2R3W4AE–Erosion of the land in the countryside of Pakistan
RM2H5CM9B–Aylesbury Vale, UK. 8th November, 2021. HS2 were today removing tree trunks from yet another woodland that they have felled for the High Speed Rail construction. This was only a few days after Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced at the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow 'to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by 2030. Not just halt, but reverse'. He also described trees as being the 'lungs of our planet', however, meanwhile HS2 are continuing to fell or put at risk 108 ancient woodlands for the much criticised HS2 railway. Credit: Maureen McLean/Alamy Live News
RMJ1GYNW–Oil pump jacks cover the ground in the Kern River Oil Field along the San Joaquin Valley April 11, 2017 in Bakersfield, California. The oil and gas wells that cover the area are on public land leased by the federal Bureau of Land Management.
RF2C1CH33–Cracked land, drought desert lack of water
RF2E548N5–The Moon Landscape is a totally barren, undulating, rocky desert which was formed by the valleys of the Swakop river, Namibia.
RF2C6HYGX–Dryness of dry land. Environmental problem of aridity and drought leading to negative desertification. Soil is cracked and scorched
RMB64C6H–Logging of timber Vermont United States
RF2DYX1RG–Tractor on top of the hill. Sustainable agriculture: plowed land with blue sky and clouds.
RMC93F6B–Zimbabwe is a small country boasting an incredible variety of landscapes and animals.
RM2GFY3P1–Aerial view of Amazon rainforest burning, farm management with deforestation.
RM2H53J19–Loads the acacia wood are seen crossing the Musi River on Sumatra island, Indonesia. Photographed on March 29, 2014. The COP26 climate conference in Glasgow directs countries' agreements around the world to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, keep the average global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius (34.7 Fahrenheit) and in protecting biodiversity by restoring forest loss and land degradation by the end of 2030 from $19 billion in public and private funds. Photo by Aditya Sutanta/ABACAPRESS.COM
RM2RM4MP5–Bildnummer: 60484377 Datum: 16.09.2013 Copyright: imago/Xinhua (130916) -- WINDHOEK, Sept. 16, 2013 (Xinhua) -- Uahekua Herunga (2nd R), President of the 11th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and Namibian Minister of Environment and Tourism, speaks during the first plenary meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, Sept. 16, 2013. The 11th session of the COP11 to the UNCCD opened here on Monday, as delegates met to discuss ways of tackling land degradation and desertification. (Xinhua/Gao Lei) NAMIBIA--UN--DESERTIFICATION-
RM2GJ8ETC– STOCKHOLM 20140414 King Carl XVI Gustaf is seen together with Professor Compton James Tucker of NASA and Professor Gudrun Gisladotti of the University of Iceland during a medal ceremony at the Royal Palace of Sweden, April 14, 2014. Professor Tucker received the Vega medal, a Swedish award to individuals who 'excellently promoted the geographical research'. Professor Gisladottir received the Wahlberg's gold medal for her broad and deep knowledge in the 'land degradation and desertification,” The medals are awarded by the Swedish Society for Anthropology and Geography. Foto: Pontus Lundahl /
RM2A3D86X–CAMBODIA, Mekong region, Stung Treng, logging of rainforest, cleared and burned forest, poor people settle on deforested plots and start farming, the land belongs often to army generals
RF2D76266–Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 20, 2020. Burning of garbage in vacant land causes huge smoke in the neighborhood of Jacarepaguá in the west of Rio de
RM2F4AK9B–Landscape of an abandoned small-scale gold mining area in Hampalit, Katingan, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
RFT16RCB–Tree stumps after deforestation located around Germany in Worms
RF2K3CTFM–Fields erosion damage soil hole pit inappropriately managed soil earth land with degradation ground of topsoil and arable land. Vadose zone compacted
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