UNCCD - Combating desertification in Central and Eastern Europe

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Success story

Restoration and sustainable management of forest eco-systems in Vitosha Natural Park, Bulgaria. Vitosha Mountain by the Balkan Peninsula was the first area to be designated a National Park in Bulgaria. It is surrounded by Sofia Valley to the north and southwest and Pernik valley to the southeast.

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Contact Regional Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Central and Eastern Europe

Annagylyjova, Jamal
RCU Programme Officer
Tel: +49 228 815 2879
Email: jannagylyjova(at)unccd.int
Fax: +49 228 815 2898/99
Langer Eugen
Hermann-Ehlers-Str.10
D-53113 Bonn
Germany

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UNCCD Regional Reference Center in Brno

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Regional News

11.02.2013

New publication on SLM funding opportunities in Central and Eastern Europe
A new publication, called “Funding Opportunities in the Field of SLM for the Annex V Countries of the UNCCD,” has been recently prepared and released by the Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD. > more

26.09.2012

Workshop on Integrated Drought Management
Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute will host the workshop on 5-6 October 2012 in Bratislava, Slovakia. > more
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Combating desertification in Central and Eastern Europe

Soil degradation and desertification is intense in Central and Eastern Europe. Although the process and degree of soil degradation in CEE region is varying considerably from country to country, the vulnerability of the region to this hazard is evident and estimated to be increasing.

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Central and Eastern Europe: Regional cooperation

The region’s particular concerns are addressed by the Convention’s regional implementation Annex V which is the youngest annex in the Convention as it entered into force in 2001 .