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Global Initiative to reduce Land Degradation and Coral Reef program
September 20 , 2020
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- It was launched at the recently held Environment Ministerial Meeting (EMM) of the G20 countries.
- Theme of the meeting has been selected as “Realizing Opportunities of the 21st Century for All”.
- In the meeting, the Global Initiative on Reducing Land Degradation was launched.
- It aims to strengthen the implementation of existing frameworks to prevent, halt, and reverse land degradation within G20 member states and globally.
- Also, taking into account possible implications on the achievement of other SDGs and adhering to the principle of doing no harm.
- The Global Coral Reef R&D Accelerator Platform is an innovative action-oriented initiative aimed at creating a global research and development (R&D) program to advance research, innovation and capacity building to enhance coral reefs conservation.
Land Degradation
- Reduction or loss of biological or economic productivity of the land resulting from land uses or from a process or combination of processes, including human activities and climatic variations.
Desertification
- It is the degradation of land in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas.
- Desertification does not refer to the expansion of existing deserts.
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