Other meetings & events

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites governments, experts, and other stakeholders, including practitioners, to participate in a web conference whose objective is to review and further explore knowledge gaps and discuss knowledge needs and priorities regarding land degradation and restoration. Read more...

10 am – 1 pm PCCB Capacity Building Hub Climate Change Conference COP 24 Katowice, Poland UNCCD, together with its sister Rio conventions, FAO and UN-Habitat, will participate in the side event on the margins of the upcoming UNFCCC COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. The event, supported by the Paris Committee on Capacity Building (PCCB) and implemented by 3 Ideas Ltd, will present guiding principles and framework for action that use urban-rural linkages to advance integrated territorial development. For more information, please see the event flyer. 

Actors from across a wide diversity of sectors, backgrounds and countries will come together at GLF Bonn 2018 to explore how to move from commitments and pledges on sustainable landscapes to implementation. From investors to indigenous groups, from policy makers to farmers and youth, all key stakeholders will learn from each other, share success stories and work together to put into action practices and policies that move landscapes towards a sustainable future. Supported by the German government and key partners, the GLF event will attract more than 1,500 participants in Bonn on 1 and 2 December, as well as millions more for the online edition. Read more...

This gathering of GEO’s 105 Member governments and 126 participating organizations in Kyoto, Japan, will explore efforts and opportunities for the use of Earth observations for the benefit of humankind, focusing on GEO’s three priority areas: the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Climate Agreement, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. More information and registration will be available here soon.

Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018, 1:30 pm– 2:30 pm Venue: ZEF, Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, Right Conference Room A public colloquium with Dr. Moctar Sacande from FAO who will give a talk “Africa’s Great Green Wall: Making a dream come true. FAO’s Action Against Desertification (AAD) programme.”  Learn more: Great Green Wall: growing a world wonder