# UN desertification summit in Mongolia ends with $1.3 billion green investment pledge

https://mins.news/en/item/43763

- euronews, 2026-09-03 13:00 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/03/cop17-in-mongolia-wraps-up-with-13-billion-dollars-of-green-investment-pledge

> Member states of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification met in Ulaanbaatar to seek solutions and funding to reverse land degradation, which already affects 40% of the planet’s soil. The summit concluded with a $1.3 billion pledge for green projects.

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