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The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, in collaboration with the United Nations (UN) Rome-based Agencies, will convene the Food Systems Summit in 2021, as a critical contribution to the Decade of Action to deliver the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Summit will raise global awareness to understand the food systems challenges we must…

Now in its second decade, the ambitious African Union–led restoration initiative known as the Great Green Wall has brought close to 18 million hectares of land under restoration since 2007, according to a status report unveiled by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) at a virtual meeting on Monday, 7 September. Approximately 4 million hectares of degraded land have been…

It’s estimated nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to ensure these cities are safe and sustainable for all. Around the world, cities are innovating to help tackle challenges such as climate change. Projects include tiny urban forests that could help combat climate…

The documentary Great Green Wall is described as a journey to the front line of the climate crisis. An ambitious reforestation project which aims to plant a wall of trees 8,000km-long across Africa by 2030 has run into trouble. The Great Green Wall initiative has now passed the halfway point, but it's estimated to have only covered between 4% and 10% of its immense target. A…

As International Day of South-South Cooperation approaches on 12 September we interview Linxiu Zhang, Director of the United Nations Environment Programme-International Ecosystems Management Partnership, on moves to restore ecosystems and promote livelihoods along Africa’s Great Green Wall. Q: What is the United Nations Environment Programme-International Ecosystems Management Partnership …

Degraded farmland is being restored in Mahbubnagar district of Telangana state in India. Investing in sustainable land management and reversing land degradation will help build economies post-COVID-19 and help poor people increase their incomes. Credit: Stella Paul/IPS HYDERABAD, India , Sep 11 2020 (IPS) - Investing in sustainable land management and land restoration will help build…