The 16th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) opens Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

With the theme of "Our Land. Our Future," the event will last from December 2 to 13, aiming to scale up and speed up land restoration and usher in a new era of global cooperation on drought resilience.

Nearly 200 parties, along with experts and