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4 returns, 3 zones, 20 years presents a holistic and practical business framework that uses a common language, and – based on science, technology and social stakeholder management tools- aims to establish Ecosystem Restoration Partnerships between people living on the land, companies, investors, governments and business schools, to restore degraded ecosystems that gives multiple returns, while…

The UNCCD 3rd scientific conference on “Combating desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) for poverty reduction and sustainable development – the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices” (decision 18/COP.10) took place at the fourth special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4) from 9 to 12 March 2015 in Cancun, Mexico. …

Land-based financing (LBF) is a collective name given to a range of tools by which local governments could expand their revenue base and generate funds that will help them realize their service delivery, infrastructure development and maintenance goals. The broader contexts within which this tool is being developed are local governance and sustainable urbanization. Therefore, LBF does not include…

The Soil Leadership Academy, a Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) support platform, is launching its simulation workshops at the UNCCD’s 12th Conference of Parties in Ankara, Turkey. The Soil Leadership Academy (SLA) is a special initiative of the UNCCD, which aims to motivate decision-makers to start thinking about LDN, and to demonstrate how LDN can benefit their country or business.

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has developed a comprehensive work program that can help its members better understand risks linked to inaction and opportunities for action, structuring its work program around the international discussions led by the UNCCD on LDN. In particular LDN is reflected in the WBCSD’s Action2020 targets of “restoring at least 12 million hectares per…

We offer you an annotated list of literary works (among which a few nonfiction ones) that have reflected the major world's environmental problems and disasters. Global environmental challenges are a unifying concern for people around the world. Climate change, loss of biodiversity, human health and welfare, land degradation, drought, some of the major environmental catastrophes…