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Two major pieces of research reveal the clear and present danger biodiversity loss and climate change pose to the health, security and well-being of humanity. The reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) also show that a healthier relationship with the land can dramatically…

Forest fires, droughts, flashfloods and storms: Unusual trends are destroying lives and and making the public jittery because ignorance is no longer excusable, yet policy action seems too slow, writes Ibrahim Thiaw. The science suggests there is a stronger link between the planet's warming and its changing weather patterns, and these trends are stronger where significant changes to…

Where poor people rely on land that is degraded or vulnerable to degradation, they are at high risk of being locked into a downward spiral of poverty. It is estimated that over 1.5 billion people are affected by land degradation (UNCCD, 2014). The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) and Both ENDS and their networks of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs),…

Land degradation through loss of ground cover, wind erosion and woody scrub encroachment affects rangelandsglobally, threatening the resilience of communities and ecosystems. Climate change is anticipated to exacerbateland degradation in the rangelands, through increased incidence of drought. In the semi-arid rangelands ofAustralia, land managers have limited capacity to manage land degradation…

Following the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015, Germany has committed to implement the SDGs with high ambition. This includes a commitment to implement SDG 15.3, which aims to achieve “Land Degradation Neutrality” (LDN) by 2030. In order to do so, it was decided that the National Sustainable Development Strategy - the key strategic framework in Germany for…

The 2019 edition of the Land for Life Award puts the spotlight on individuals and organizations that made outstanding contributions to achieve land degradation neutrality on a large scale, with long-term changes and dedicated actions for 25 years or longer. Those remarkable projects involve local people, communities and the society, raising the level of their ambition. Meanwhile, recent…