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Brazil pledges to restore 163,000 km² of degraded land by 2030

On Tuesday (Aug. 25), Brazil presented its first land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets. The pledge is to restore more than 163,000 km² by 2030. The announcement was made during the 17th United Nations Conference on Combating Desertification (COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. To achieve this goal, initiatives are planned to restore native vegetation, invest in agroforestry systems, and…

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