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Drylands make up about 43 percent of the region’s land surface, account for about 75 percent of the area used for agriculture, and are home to about 50 percent of the population, including many poor. Involving complex interactions among many factors, vulnerability in drylands is rising, jeopardizing the livelihood for of millions. Due to complex interactions among many different factors,…

The “International Conference on Drought Research and Science-Policy Interfacing” was the final event of the EC-funded project DROUGHT-R&SPI: Fostering European Drought Research and Science-Policy Interfacing. The event aimed to discuss drought related research and the advances on response policies in order to foster the development of Drought Policies and Plans to reduce risk and…

This book is based on the report entitled “Forests, Trees and Landscapes for Food Security and Nutrition” which presented the results of the fourth global scientific assessment undertaken so far in the framework of GFEP(Global Forest Expert Panels). Previous assessments addressed the adaptation of forests and people to climate change; international forest governance; and the relationship…

Given the challenges of future land use policies addressing sustainable natural resources management and socioeconomic aspects, the inter- and transdisciplinary GLOBALANDS (Global Land Use and Sustainability) project identified relevant international policy options, their synergies and possible implementation, and initiated and supported respective processes. GLOBALANDS…

Given the challenges of future land use policies addressing sustainable natural resources management and socioeconomic aspects, the inter- and transdisciplinary GLOBALANDS (Global Land Use and Sustainability) project identified relevant international policy options, their synergies and possible implementation, and initiated and supported respective processes. GLOBALANDS…

This report presents the main findings from the overall YIL process and includes both qualitative and quantitative data gathered through survey responses and interviews with both the youth participants and the mentors. It serves to give insight into the dynamics of youth participation in this program and the main good practices and lessons learnt from the design and…