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This e-book is the result of a children's art competition, open to children from all over the world. The UNCCD and the German Artist Özi reviewed and selected the 30 best pictures. The artists participated in an interactive one art workshop to hone their skills. It was an exciting experience for UNCCD, the artist, and the children. We agreed to publish this e-book to commemorate World Soil Day on…

A divergent economic recovery from the crisis created by the pandemic risks deepening global divisions at a time when societies and the international community urgently need to collaborate to check COVID-19, heal its scars and address compounding global risks. In some societies, rapid progress on vaccination leaps forward on digitalization and a return to pre-pandemic growth rates…

The State of Finance for Nature in the G20 report attempts to capture the complete amount and future need for G20 country spending on nature-based solutions assets and activities. It reveals that current G20 investments in nature-based solutions are insufficient, at USD 120 billion/year, and G20 Official Development Assistance and private sector investments are small when compared with domestic…

This situation analysis presents a thorough, evidence-based examination of the relationship between wildlife and zoonosis, wildlife and emerging human pathogens and associated diseases, their origins, drivers, and risk factors. There is considerable divergence of opinion around the subject both within and outside the biodiversity conservation community and given the ontological challenges and…

The new McKinsey report offers a detailed look at the economic and societal impact of the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.  To stabilize the climate and limit physical climate risks, climate science tells us that it is necessary to reduce the addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere to net zero (see sidebar “Physical risks will continue to build up until net zero is…

This book documents the productivity trends in Sub-Saharan Africa in three different dimensions, assessing productivity at the aggregate level, the sectoral level, and the establishment level. It characterizes the evolution of productivity in the region relative to other countries and regions, as well as country groups in Africa, classified by their degree of natural resource abundance and…