00:01A 12-day conference about the worsening problem of land degradation is held in the capital
00:06of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar.
00:09Delegates from 197 United Nations member states are joined by the representatives of indigenous
00:15communities and more than 60 organizations.
00:19The 17th conference of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification here
00:24in Ulaanbaatar started with a stark warning that recent heat waves and wildfires only
00:29laid bare the fact that land degradation problem is already with us and requires urgent action.
00:36As much as 40% of usable land on the planet is turning into deserts and more than 3 billion
00:42people are affected, experts warn.
00:45Co-op conferences of the Convention of the United Nations, held since 1996, have achieved
00:50a level of cooperation and many projects of reforestation and water management are already
00:55underway.
00:56But Mongolian hosts call for more results as the problem gets worse worldwide.
01:00input.
01:01The point is that we are close to one's work.
01:03We are able to partner up to the country as such, leading far enough to make us more
01:20than we are and more to our government are active in the future.
01:26The focus of COP 17 in Ulaanbaatar is on a so-called
01:30rangelands and pastoralist areas with low vegetation suitable for herding.
01:35State representatives met to discuss ways to raise funds for projects
01:39and public-private partnerships.
01:42Land degradation and desertification recognize no political boundaries.
01:49Their consequences travel across borders, affect economies and livelihoods,
01:54intensify food and water insecurity and place the stability of entire communities at risk.
02:04COP17, therefore, presents us with an opportunity to demonstrate international cooperation at its best.
02:13Dozens of projects and innovative technologies are on the conference's exhibition.
02:18By the time it ends, on the 28th of August, different stakeholders,
02:22from city mayors to local people and scientists will have presented their experience in more than 400 events.
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