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- World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is celebrated to spread awareness about the diminishing land cover on Earth.
- It is celebrated every year on June 17.
- This year it is being observed under the theme – United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future.
- It highlights the importance of collaborative action to preserve our planet’s vital land resources for future generations.
- In recent years, Droughts, land degradation, and desertification have become very common.
- In 2007, the UN declared the decade of 2010 to 2020 the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight Against Desertification.
- The United Nations created the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in 1994.
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