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Desertification/land degradation is rarely accounted for as an economic issue, and drought barely accounted for as a disaster.
La désertification et la dégradation des terres sont rarement considérées comme un problème économique et la sécheresse est à peine considérée comme une catastrophe.
La desertificación/degradación de la tierra raramente está considerada como un tema económico, y la sequía rara vez como un desastre.
The year 2011 highlighted ongoing challenges to global food security, from food price volatility, extreme weather shocks, and famine to unrest and conflicts.
In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation.
