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Gradual environmental changes, such as desertification, coastal and soil erosion, tend to be less dramatic and therefore attract less attention than natural disasters. However, gradual and slow-onset changes in the environment tend to affect a larger number of people and will continue to do so in the long term. The consequences of climate change on migration present humanity with an…

UNDP's Biodiversity and Ecosystems Global Framework 2012-2020 seeks to harness the positive opportunities provided by biodiversity and natural ecosystems, as a catalyst for sustainable development. It recognizes the real value of biodiversity and ecosystems to society—in relation to secure livelihoods, food, water and health, enhanced resilience, conservation of threatened species and their…

The purpose of this study is to present good practices in soil and water conservation and soil protection and restoration from the point of view of their contribution to reducing the vulnerability of the region’s population and improving the resilience of its agro-silvo-pastoral systems. The study was undertaken on the initiative of the working group on natural resource management of the Sector…

The purpose of the UNEP Foresight Process is to produce, every two years, a careful and authoritative ranking of the most important emerging issues related to the global environment. UNEP aims to inform the UN and wider international community about these issues on a timely basis, as well as provide input to its own work programme and that of other UN agencies, thereby fulfilling the stipulation…

The second phase of the Sustainable Management of Marginal Drylands (SUMAMAD-2) project began in 2009 following a preparatory meeting on the project held on 3–6 June 2008 in Amman and the Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan, and was hosted by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN). The extended SUMAMAD-2 to other world regions included South America (Bolivia) and Africa (Burkina Faso…

Global Change Biology is ranked 3rd in the list of most-cited journals in Climate Change Research.Global Change Biology exists to promote understanding of the interface between all aspects of current environmental change that affects a substantial part of the globe and biological systems. The journal publishes primary research articles, technical advances, research reviews, commentaries and…