This year’s Desertification and Drought Day focuses on one of the most urgent global challenges: restoring 1.5 billion hectares of degraded land and jumpstarting a trillion-dollar land restoration economy by 2030.

Under the theme “Restore the land. Unlock the оpportunities,” the 2025 observance shines a light on how restoring nature’s foundation—land—can create jobs, boost food and water security, support climate action and build economic resilience.

Our Mercy Congregation has long been committed to addressing degradation of land, the urgency of climate justice, and raising awareness of the interconnectedness of all life.

We join in supporting solutions for land restoration, sustainable land management and restoration of damaged ecosystems.