28 January 2026
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Why Land Degradation, Not Deforestation Alone, is the Real Bottleneck to SDG 15
Discussions around SDG 15 (Life on Land) are often dominated by forests and wildlife protection. While deforestation and biodiversity loss are critical, this emphasis obscures a more pervasive and economically consequential problem: land degradation. Globally, ecosystems are not only being cleared; they are being used in ways that steadily erode their productive capacity. For countries…