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This methodological note informs reporting on UNCCD strategic objective 5 which aims at mobilizing substantial and additional financial and non-financial resources to support the implementation of the Convention by building effective partnerships at global and national level. …
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This chapter on soil governance and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) highlights the complexities of soil and land degradation and of achieving LDN itself. The LDN concept has been developed to encourage implementation of an optimal mix of measures designed to avoid, reduce and/or reverse land degradation in order to achieve a state of no net loss of healthy and productive land. Through its…
Soil security is the ability for soil to sustain functions to provide planetary services and human wellbeing. The journal aims to publish papers covering all facets of this far-reaching definition. In particular, it will publish uni-disciplinary and multidisciplinary evidence-based research on all aspects of soil security. Disciplines may include natural, economic, social and…
Highlights •Of 102 LDN targets assessed, 69 include SOC (54) or wetland (45) commitments. •Of 175 biodiversity targets assessed, 51 (29%) include wetland commitments. •None of the biodiversity targets include SOC commitments. • SOC or wetlands occur exclusively in 62 LDN or biodiversity targets. Agricultural land-based measures to protect and…
Decision 8/COP.9 requested the secretariat to generate advocacy policy frame- works on thematic issues in order to address the adverse impacts of DLDD, and to regularly inform affected countries and other key stakeholders on such proceed- ings that may be useful in the implementation of action programmes. The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions on “Combatting…
