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UN official: Urbanization is devouring nature

UN-Habitat chief warns that unplanned urbanization is swallowing nature and threatening food security globally.

Sarah Johnson
BySarah Johnson- Senior Editor
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A UN official stated at the 13th session of the World Urban Forum in Baku that unplanned urbanization is consuming natural resources and agricultural land.

Anaclaudia Rossbach, Executive Director of UN-Habitat, warned that this threatens food security and climate resilience.

“Proper land management is critical for sustainable development,” she emphasized.

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