Accredited CSO
The UNCCD COP recognizes that the involvement and participation of the civil society is vital to the successful implementation of this Convention. It therefore welcomes the contribution of CSOs, with particular regard to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), to the official meetings of the UNCCD.
Representatives from CSOs that are accredited to the COP may directly participate in the UNCCD secretariat’s sessions. At these sessions CSOs are consulted on United Nation’s policy and programme matters. They also play key roles at major United Nations conferences as indispensable partners for efforts at the country level. Below are the current accredited CSO's to the Convention.
MARAG is dedicated to supporting pastoralist communities, by promoting sustainable land management and grassland conservation. MARAG's initiatives focus on regenerating degraded grasslands, advocating for pastoralist rights, and strengthening community resilience to climate change. The organization also emphasizes capacity building among women and youth fostering environmental stewardship in line with UNCCD goals of combating desertification and land degraded
La Prunelle RDC asbl, founded in 2017 in Bukavu (DRC), works for climate justice, the restoration of degraded lands, the protection of forests and rivers, and the fight against plastic pollution. It involves women, youth, and minorities, including Pygmies, in reforestation, agroforestry, environmental governance, and advocacy for inclusive and sustainable policies.
Le Corps des Volontaires Béninois mobilise et forme des volontaires pour promouvoir la gestion durable des terres, la restauration des écosystèmes dégradés et l’adaptation au changement climatique. Ses actions incluent le reboisement communautaire, l’éducation environnementale, la lutte contre la désertification et le renforcement des capacités locales en faveur du développement durable.
RRN is a non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the livelihoods of marginalized rural communities through sustainable natural resource management, agriculture, biodiversity conservation, and climate justice by promoting locally led adaptation and sustainable land use practices.
AERF's mission is to achieve biodiversity conservation on the ground through the use of scientific tools, the development of cutting-edge solutions and multi-stakeholder engagement. AERF works through community-based conservation, integrating research with sustainable development. Since its inception in 1995, AERF's efforts span biodiversity protection, natural resource management, and the promotion of sustainable livelihoods through targeted initiatives.
The EWT supports UNCCD goals by conserving and restoring critical landscapes, promoting sustainable land management, and building ecosystem and community resilience to drought and climate change. We work across southern and East Africa, which includes arid rangelands of the Karoo and Kalahari, to grasslands and savannas. Combining science, community partnerships, and policy, we aim to enhance soil health, prevent degradation, support livelihoods, and integrate climate adaptation into land-use.
SWT is an indigenous women-led organization in northern Kenya working at the intersection of gender, climate change, and land and natural resource governance. Through the Indigenous Women Council (IWC), SWT advances women’s land and resource rights, strengthens climate adaptation and drought resilience, and promotes environmental and social justice. Our work builds indigenous women’s leadership in sustainable land management, amplifies their voices in national and global policy processes.
AMOR advances sustainable waste management and recycling across Mozambique through community and school ecopoints, environmental education, and multi-stakeholder engagement. Operating nationally, it promotes the circular and blue economy, supports ecosystem restoration, reduces pollution, and fosters inclusive, clean, and sustainable development
FWF is community-based women’s human rights NGO in Tanzania, FWF promotes women’s rights, primary healthcare, and socio-economic development. It builds capacities of local governments and communities, strengthens women’s resilience against climate-driven health and social challenges, and advocates for policy reforms to support women’s and youth’s well-being in the face of climate impacts.
Diamonds for Peace promotes responsible diamond mining and sourcing by tackling unregulated and superstition-based mining that harms Liberia’s portion of the Guinean Forests Biodiversity Hotspot. It supports artisanal miners in becoming self-reliant through income diversification—working toward a world in which diamonds are mined, cut, and processed with humanitarian and environmental considerations.