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Bending the curve of land degradation to achieve global environmental goals.
Review in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Cropland deterioration widens yield gaps.Nature food · 2026Article
- k-mer-based approaches to unlock genebank genomics for targeted crop improvement.Nature genetics · 2026Review
- Integrating Remote Sensing and Machine Learning to Project Global Habitat Suitability and Productivity of Chinese Fir Under Climate Change.Ecology and evolution · 2026Article
- Steps to transform African opportunity crops into reality crops.Nature communications · 2026Review
- Strategies reimagined: SDG-driven solutions for combating global desertification.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026Article
- Water use strategies and coexistence mechanisms of desert plants in relation to groundwater depth: evidence from stable oxygen isotope.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Article
- A role for cities in sustaining Planetary Health.UCL open. Environment · 2026Article
- Regulatory Effects of Paclobutrazol and Uniconazole Mixture on the Morphology and Biomass Allocation ofPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Study on the ecological restoration zoning and strategy of the West Qinling Mountains.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
Land has a vital role in sustaining human communities, nurturing diverse ecosystems and regulating the climate of our planet. As such, current rates of land degradation pose a major environmental and socioeconomic threat, driving climate change, biodiversity loss and social crises. Preventing and reversing land degradation are key objectives of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification and are also fundamental for the other two Rio Conventions: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Convention on Biological Diversity. Here we argue that the targets of these conventions can only be met by 'bending the curve' of land degradation and that transforming food systems is fundamental for doing so. We showcase multiple actions for tackling land degradation that also yield climate and biodiversity benefits while fostering sustainable food systems that contribute to avoiding the risk of a global food crisis. We also propose ambitious 2050 targets for the three Rio Conventions related to land and food systems. Finally, we urge collective action to acknowledge the pivotal role of land in achieving the goals of the Rio Conventions and to embed food systems within intergovernmental agreements, enabling decisive progress on the complex and interconnected global crises that we face.
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