Land Degradation
Global Land Degradation & Economic Cost
- 16 million sq km of land (equivalent to the size of South America) may be severely degraded by 2050 without urgent action.
- Land degradation and drought currently cost the global economy $878–880 billion annually,
– 3x the total official development assistance provided in 2023. - Restoring 1.5 billion hectares of land could fuel a trillion-dollar restoration economy.
- Daily investment of $1 billion is needed to meet land restoration goals by 2030.
- Only 6% of current restoration funding comes from the private sector.
Economic Potential of Restoration
- Restoring 1 billion hectares could generate up to $1.8 trillion annually.
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