Head to the Great Swamp area in the Light World and go through the connecting passage from the Swamp to the Desert of Mystery ...

World Day to combat Desertification and Drought was observed today. The theme for this year's day was "United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future". The day highlighted future role of land stewardship in ...

Runners need to condition their bodies to endure grueling distances under the intense heat of the sun. This means regular long-distance running, strength training for endurance, and even heat ...

The World Bank Group is attending the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Learn how WBG integrates nature, climate, ...

By 2015 most of that shiny surface was reduced to a hauntingly barren expanse, birthing the world's newest desert and impacting 3 million people that live in the surrounding region. The Aral Sea once ...

is the process of land turning into desert as the quality of the soil declines over time. Many countries around the world suffer from the problems caused by desertification but it is the Sahel ...

Deforestation, which contributes to desertification, is on the rise, with only 60 per cent of the world's forests still intact, falling below what the UN calls the "safe target of 75 per cent." ...

There’s a desert oasis that’s beckoning all to explore ... in the Medina Province you will find AlUla. AlUla is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, famed for its ancient history, natural beauty ...

According to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, up to 40 per cent of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affecting half of the world’s population. The number and duration of ...

A day before the COP16 talks in Saudi Arabia, home to one of the world's biggest deserts, a new UN report warned that forest loss and degraded soils were reducing resilience to climate change and ...

There are certain places in the world that just take people’s breath ... sand dunes that seem to be going forever. Africa has nine deserts in total but none are arguably as famous as the Sahara.

Far from being barren wastelands, deserts are biologically rich habitats with a vast array of animals and plants that have adapted to the harsh conditions there. Some deserts are among the planet ...