At the opening of the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) of the UNCCD in Ulaanbaatar, the Prime Minister of Mongolia, Nyam-Osoryn Uchral, called for concrete actions to combat desertification, which already affects 80% of Mongolian soil, while the executive secretary of the UNCCD emphasized the need to translate commitments into measurable results to address the challenges of soil degradation, drought, and their global consequences. (translated)







