Want to be inspired by the world of knowledge? The UNCCD library holds a specialized collection of monographs and series, reports, grey literature in fields of desertification, land degradation and drought, and its cross-cutting subjects such as development, economics, environment, land, soils, agriculture, energy, water, climate change, biodiversity, sustainable land management, science and technology, migration, security, gender, sand and dust storms.

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📚UNCCD Library Online Collections
Monographs and serials collection – The library holds collection of monographs and series that support the Organization's research and daily work in the fields of development, economics, environment, land, soils, agriculture, energy, water, climate change, biodiversity, science and technology, gender, security, migration, sand and dust storms and sustainable land management. The collection includes publications and reports, grey literature, country and regional case studies published by UN and non-UN organizations, scientists and regional commissions. Periodicals collection includes open access articles, references to articles, journals, reviews, bulletins and newsletters published by institutions and organizations from various regions in the world. The majority are freely available online through the UNCCD Library catalogue. Country parties collection includes countries' national action plans and national reports available through the UNCCD website. UNCCD collection is the grouping of UNCCD official documents and publications in electronic format, available through the UNCCD website.

After the closure of the physical library in 2015, UNCCD library has been focusing on electronic collection of resources available through the online public access catalogue and the Knowledge Hub.

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Fact of the Month - Word of the Week page with data, references

📚 📚 📚Fact of the Month - Word of the Week page with data, references.

LAND is our wealth and our future. A better future is possible if we care, protect, recover, restore and invest in LAND. The ground beneath our feet is more precious than we know. Land is the foundation for all life on Earth.
How land is used and managed influences nature, food, water, energy, climate, and even our health. Today, the pressures on land and the wealth of resources it provides are greater than at any other time in human history.
Don't forget the ground on which we walk and the LAND that feeds us. This LAND is our LAND.