Drylands in Central Asia are some of the most rapidly degrading areas in the world. But hope is not lost.

Discover how Global Environment Facility (GEF)-supported projects help boost ecotourism and decrease land degradation: wrld.bg/zLYV50Q5Ibx

From forests & drylands to farmlands, humanity’s existence depends on critical ecosystems.

Yet, they’re reaching a tipping point.

It's on all of us to restore our land & soil – we are #GenerationRestoration .🌱

5 June is #WorldEnvironmentDay : worldenvironmentday.global

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Desertification

Is the process by which vegetation in drylands i.e. arid and semi-arid lands, such as grasslands or shrublands, decreases and eventually disappears.

Climate change and human activities are the two main causes of…

Potentially the best shirt to ever exist. As someone who loves to study dryland plants from space and their wild ways, I can only imagine my obsession looks strange to an observer. Thanks to my wife for the great find and for playing into my passions. Go drylands #ARID

ESPOL-Galápagos, ESPOL, Centro de Agua y Desarrollo Sustentable will participate in the Special Meeting of The Limnology of Drylands Working Group of SIL Limnology , which will be held on Monday, 06 May, at 17h3. at SILcongress Chairs: Lucianagbarbosa Dra Luz Soto Prof. Carlos López, Ph.D.. You are invited.

We heard tons of “wow”s & “cool”s today while the next gen checked out our #biocrust specimens under microscopes & learned bout their importance Las Vegas Science & Technology Festival. Raul Roman Michael Mba kusibu Benjy Luis & A. Alarcon did an amazing job engaging 100s of kiddos #soilcyanobacteria #drylands

Soils are a very important store of carbon. The top two meters of soil in global drylands, for example, store an estimated 646bn tons of carbon – approximately 32% of the carbon held in all the world’s soils. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

The number of people directly affected by desertification is likely to increase purely because of population growth. The population living in drylands across the world is projected to increase by 43% to 4 billion by 2050. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

Soils are a very important store of carbon. The top two meters of soil in global drylands, for example, store an estimated 646bn tons of carbon – approximately 32% of the carbon held in all the world’s soils. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

AEON is pleased to announce the co-appointment of Prof. Fernando T. Maestre from KAUST as a member of Aeon Collective, working to advance Environmental and Drylands Ecology sciences

A downward spiral is created in many underdeveloped countries, where overpopulation causes pressure to exploit drylands for farming. These marginally productive regions are overgrazed, the land is exhausted and groundwater is over drafted. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction

The number of people directly affected by desertification is likely to increase purely because of population growth. The population living in drylands across the world is projected to increase by 43% to 4 billion by 2050. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

Drylands are already fragile. As they become degraded, the impact on people, livestock and environment can be devastating. Some 50 million people may be displaced within the next 10 years as a result of desertification. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

First boss-fight prototype (not animated yet) and improved sand visuals!

Wishlist The Drylands, a Car-Combat RPG in early development: store.steampowered.com/app/2827720/

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #RPG #anime #indiedev #3dart #indiegames #gaming #solodev #IronAge #スーパーゲ制デー #WIP

.Frontiers - Environmental Science Research topic (Special Issue) on #sociohydrology in #drylands - deadline for summaries: 30.04.2024.

This is not the final deadline for manuscripts, but submitting a summary can help you to know in advance if your work fits the topic.

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Soils are a very important store of carbon. The top two meters of soil in global drylands, for example, store an estimated 646bn tons of carbon – approximately 32% of the carbon held in all the world’s soils. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

Special Meeting of The Limnology of Drylands Working Group of SIL Limnology , which will be held on Monday, 06 May, at 17h3 at Room Scendere 04 SILcongress Chairs: Lucianagbarbosa Dra Luz Soto Prof. Carlos López, Ph.D.. You are invited. #Caatinga #Galápagos ASLO Red Latinoamericana y Caribeña de Limnología LACAN

The number of people directly affected by desertification is likely to increase purely because of population growth. The population living in drylands across the world is projected to increase by 43% to 4 billion by 2050. #SaveSoil #SoilforClimateAction #SaveSoil FixClimateChange

📖 What we're reading: 'Pastoralism and Climate in African Drylands,' a new #FeedtheFuture brief that looks at pastoralism as an adoption to uncertain and changing times, plus challenges & recommendations ow.ly/NGQa50Rrcah

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ICRISAT Governing Board Meeting

ICRISAT's 110th Governing Board Meeting is currently in session at our headquarters, reflecting on our 2023 achievements, and shaping strategies to further our impact amidst expanding drylands. With the 2030 deadline for the #SDGs …