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Langston Hughes. 1901 –. 1967. We should have a land of sun, Of gorgeous sun, And a land of fragrant water. Where the twilight is a soft bandanna handkerchief. Of rose and gold, And not this land. Where life is cold. We should have a land of trees, Of tall thick trees, Bowed down with chattering parrots. Brilliant as the day,
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Join the global conversation on land and drought resilience at the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention to Combat Desertification. Learn how to restore degraded lands, boost food production, secure land rights and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
Langston Hughes, "Our Land (Poem for a Decorative Panel)" (1923) We should have a land of sun, Of gorgeous sun, And a land of fragrant water. Where the twilight. Is a soft bandanna handkerchief. Of rose and gold, And not this land where life is cold. We should have a land of trees, Of tall thick trees. Bowed down with chattering parrots.
the ambush of a new past. To our land, and it is a prize of war, the freedom to die from longing and burning. and our land, in its bloodied night, is a jewel that glimmers for the far upon the far. and illuminates what’s outside it ... As for us, inside, we suffocate more!
All over the world, ecosystems are threatened. From forests and drylands to farmlands and lakes, natural spaces on which humanity’s existence depends are reaching a tipping point. This is why World Environment Day 2024 focuses on land restoration, halting desertification and building drought resilience under the slogan 'Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration.'
- April 24, 2024
Jun 4, 2024 · The world environment day, 5 June 2024, is dedicated to the theme “Our land. Our future. We are #GenerationRestoration”, which aims to make an impact in land restoration, fight against desertification and develop a drought resilience.
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The 50-page report, titled Your Land is Our Land – India’s land rights violations in Kashmir, analyzes the consequences of the abrogation of Jammu & Kashmir’s statehood on land-related laws and documents the impact of such changes on a range of socio-economic and political rights.