Chitre, Panama – Over 100 representatives of the ministries of environment, agriculture and health together with delegates from research…
At the invitation of the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the seventeenth session…
The seventeenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention…
Katowice, Poland – UNCCD has joined other Rio conventions in the margins of the ongoing Climate…
Bonn, Germany – The Global Mechanism (GM) of UNCCD participated in the Global Landscapes Forum on 2…
News & Events
09/12/2018
Bangkok, Thailand – The World Soil Day (WSD) celebration was held on 5 December 2018 under the theme “Be the Solution to Soil Pollution.”…
06/12/2018
Katowice, Poland – UNCCD has joined other Rio conventions in the margins of the ongoing Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP24) to foster…
05/12/2018
World Soil Day is commemorated every 5 December to remind us that soil is important for both the natural system and human well-being. Our…
03/12/2018
Lomé, Togo – In the framework of the Drought Initiative , Togo has elaborated its National Drought Plan (NDP) with the support of the Global…
03/12/2018
Bonn, Germany – The Global Mechanism (GM) of UNCCD participated in the Global Landscapes Forum on 2 December 2018 to discuss how the…
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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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UNCCD Science to Policy Weblog
11 October 2018 - Keith Bowers: Business could have a role in reversing desertification and restoring the landscape
13 September 2018 - Prof. Dr. Valdemar Rodrigues: Brazil sets up a novel model to reverse desertification
17 August 2018 - Mariam Traore: Governments agree on measures to help migrants fleeing degrading lands
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