CRIC23 Media advisory – 4 December 2025

CRIC23 Examines Land Tenure and Launches the Economics of Rangelands Report

The fourth day of CRIC23 turns to the policy foundations that determine whether land restoration succeeds, with discussions focused on strengthening land tenure systems, improving enabling conditions for sustainable land management, and reviewing new economic findings that will shape global thinking on dryland resilience ahead of COP17.

Key event

Economics of Rangelands – Key Findings Ahead of COP17

Please note: Key findings and early messages from the upcoming Economics of Rangelands report will be made available to the media, highlighting the economic value of rangelands and the costs of their ongoing degradation. There will be no formal press briefing, but the following experts will be available for media interviews upon request:

• Mark Schauer, Project Lead (Co-Lead), Sector Programme Resilient Rural Areas, GIZ
• Dr. Barron Orr, UNCCD Chief Scientist
• Ariuntuya Dorjsuren, Director General, International Cooperation Division, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Mongolia
• Enrique Michaud, Co-Chair, IYRP Global Alliance

For interview arrangements, please contact: press [at] unccd.int (press[at]unccd[dot]int)

Host country event of note

• Panama Side Event: “The Nature Pledge Journey”

When: 13:15–14:45

Where: CARIBE 4

Led by the Government of Panama, this session will present the country’s progress under the Panama Nature Pledge, including work to achieve LDN by 2030, restore priority hotspots, and integrate land, climate and biodiversity policies.

This event may interest journalists following Panama’s national leadership and regional positioning during CRIC23.

Additional Themes Covered Today 

• How land tenure security supports land restoration and climate resilience
• National experiences in achieving LDN targets
• Economic and policy considerations emerging from dryland and rangelands assessments
• Regional cooperation, lessons and priorities on land governance

Side events organised by partners take place throughout the day.
Full schedule: https://www.unccd.int/cric23/side-events