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Desertification

Forest loss and degradation can lead to soil erosion by wind and water, and even to the desertification of entire areas – a phenomenon hastened by climate change. Sustainable forest management and restoration can protect soil from erosion, provide windbreaks to prevent desertification, and regenerate degraded areas with new forest growth and plantations.

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EUSTAFOR calls on EU to promote global sustainable and multifunctional forestry

The FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020 estimated that 420 million ha of forest was deforested between 1990 and 2020, with...

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