Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Ibrahim Thiaw welcomes the announcement that the Government of Canada is set to invest up to 55 million Canadian dollars in the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund. The Fund supports private sector projects in developing countries that use sustainable land management techniques to restore degraded ecosystems and adapt to green economies.
Executive Secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification Ibrahim Thiaw welcomes the…
The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative has received at least 14.326…
The nineteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC…
The UNCCD Land for Life Award is back! We are looking for outstanding commitments and creative…
News & Events
11/01/2021
En français Dear friends, 2021 must be the year to reconcile humanity with nature. Until now, we have been destroying our planet. We have…
11/01/2021
The ambitious Great Green Wall for the Sahel and Sahara Initiative has received at least 14.326 billion United States Dollars in new funding…
06/01/2021
Biodiversity is our life insurance, but it is under threat. The COVID19 crisis has dramatically changed our lives; and it has also brought…
04/01/2021
The negative image of the Sahel is a stranglehold on the great potential for development in the region. A more balanced narrative can…
04/01/2021
On 21 December, 2020. the UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted a resolution on the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), forwarded for consideration by its Second Committee (Economic and Financial) at the conclusion of its session in December.
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LDN Conceptual Framework
The Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), developend by the UNCCD SPI, provides a bridge between the vision and the implementation of LDN in practice.
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The Drought Toolbox
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SPI Technical Reports 2019
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