![UNEP executive director Inger Andersen has said that while achievements were made at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP 17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia over the past couple of weeks, it 'remains clear [that] progress is still needed to tackle drought, finance and implementation of already agreed goals'.](https://sustainabilityonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/55467590120_42b5dc7feb_k-600x400.jpg?crop=1 "‘If we restore land, we restore hope’, says UNEP’s Andersen as UNCCD COP 17 closes")
‘If we restore land, we restore hope’, says UNEP’s Andersen as UNCCD COP 17 closes
UNEP executive director Inger Andersen has said that while progress was made at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…
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