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Investing in landscape restoration is key to help the world meet the 1.5°C climate target. Increasing investments will require making the case for restoration projects - and showing they work. Here are four ways to set-up the infrastructure for transparency, trust and investment. Around the world, 3.2 billion people are affected by degraded landscapes, land that…

Durban’s eco-warrior, 9-year-old Romario Valentine is getting involved in building the Great Green Wall to drive restoration and sustainability for Africa as part of this year’s World Environment Day. Here he is with his acacia tree made from recycled waste. Picture: Shelley Kjonstad/African News Agency(ANA) Durban’s eco-warrior supports ’The Great Green Wall’ By Tanya Waterworth

Africa’s drylands are the birthplace of some of the world’s most extraordinary civilizations and species, from ancient kingdoms to wild elephants to “miracle grains” like millet and sorghum -- but climate change has not been kind to these landscapes. On 3 June 2021, Global Landscapes Forum will host the first-ever digital conference focused entirely on Africa’s drylands and how…

Dryland ecosystems cover some 43 percent of Africa. They’re home to more than half a billion people dependent on the land for their food and livelihoods, largely through farming and pastoralism, harbor some of the continent’s most celebrated wildlife and plant species, and produce much of the continent’s food. But how often do global climate change and development conversations focus…

Remarks by the Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw on UNCCD Commitment on drylands in Africa and the Sahel To speak about land is to speak about life in all its complexity. Whether wet, dry, or severely degraded, the land is humanity’s common treasure that we must protect. So, allow me to debunk five myths about drylands: Drylands are not productive lands…

European Council Press release 13 June 2021 2021 G7 Leaders' communiqué: Our shared agenda for global action to build back better We, the leaders of the Group of Seven, met in Cornwall on 11-13 June 2021 determined to beat COVID-19 and build back better. We remembered everyone who has been lost to the pandemic and paid tribute to those still striving to overcome it. Inspired…