Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Mr Luc Gnacadja has named Chinese television presenter Ms Fangfei Liu a Drylands Ambassador for the Convention.
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The diverse habitats of migratory species need to be protected. In contribution to this year’s World Migratory Bird Day (11-12 May), the UNCCD with CMS published a factsheet on migratory species and desertification.
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07/05/2013 – Governments of Central Asian countries expressed readiness to support a regional study on economics of land degradation during the visit of Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to the region.
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A major conference of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), conclude with success.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today signed an agreement to collaborate in the nuclear technologies
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In line with decision 39/COP.10, the Republic of Namibia has offered to host the eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) in Windhoek, from 16 to 27 September 2013.
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Les représentants de la société civile présentes à l'onzième session du Comité chargé de l’examen de la mise en œuvre de la Convention urgent le renforcement du partenariat afin de pallier le déficit d’articulation entre les politiques nationales et les a
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United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) today launched Capacity Building Marketplace, an innovative and interactive virtual one-stop shop to build capacity of the stakeholders to implement the Convention.
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Desertification, the degradation of the land in the world’s dryland areas, now affects 168 countries that are Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the latest reports submitted by the Parties show.
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Civil society released a statement at the end of the conference, emphasizing the importance of working together with dryland communities in research initiatives.
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14/04/13. Forest landscapes in the drylands – known as dryland forests or dry forests – make up 42% of the world’s tropical forests. But little is known about the critical role they play in mitigating the effects of drought; a role that will become ever m
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09/04/2013. The global community is losing up to 5 percent of global agricultural gross domestic production (GDP) due to land degradation, according to a scientific study issued today.
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Caux Dialogue on Land and Security will explore the potential of sustainable land management as a driver of peace, development and climate change mitigation.
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29/03/2013. Yesterday, Canada notified the UN Secretary-General, the depositary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), of its decision to withdraw from the Convention.
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This year, we celebrate the first International Day of Forests as proclaimed by the UN General Assembly.
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20-03-2013- Today marks the International Day of Happiness, which is being celebrated for the first time worldwide. The day emphasizes what is perhaps the true meaning of sustainable development: the quest of all human beings to live free and happy lives.
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CST S-3 with the UNCCD 2nd Scientific Conference and CRIC 11 will take place from 9-19 April 2013, at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany. New - CSTS3/CRIC11 informal guide
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18/03/2013 - Allan Savory has devoted his life to teaching people how to stop desertification in the world’s grasslands.
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13/03/2013 - Capacity Building Project on Drought Preparedness by UN agencies launched
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8/03/2013 - The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the UNCCD and other partners will hold a High-Level meeting on National Drought Policy 11-15 May.
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