The global business community is facing scrutiny for the increasing pressure it puts on the world’s land and forests, and it is on the United Nations’ radar in the lead-up to a U.N. conference on land use and drought.
This year’s summit of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, or UNCCD, aims to hold the private sector accountable for over-exploiting natural resources. The conference, called COP 16, will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in December.
COP 16 will take place at a critical time for the planet, amid increasing talk of things like debt-for-nature swaps and nature credits.