EARTH ON THE EDGE
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A Potsdam report released during the ongoing UNCCD conference in Saudi Arabia says six of the nine planetary boundaries have been breached.
S V KRISHNA CHAITANYA @Chennai

Difficulties for future generations," said UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw. Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, said degraded land is not just an environmental issue, but a direct economic and social crisis. "Every hectare lost to degradation further erodes the foundation of human wellbeing."

Climate change itself, the report highlights, is both a driver and a consequence of land degradation. Land-use activities contribute about 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with deforestation and soil degradation among the most significant sources. Simultaneously, climate change reduces the effectiveness of land as a carbon sink, compounding global warming. For instance, extreme weather events such as droughts and floods accelerate soil erosion and disrupt agricultural productivity.

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