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In Central Asia, governments and international organizations have undertaken significant efforts since the 1990s to inventory, develop, and promote sustainable land management (SLM) practices, which encompass both traditional methods specific to the region and innovative approaches aimed at mitigating and addressing emerging risks and issues stemming from climate change and land degradation.

Keynote address delivered by the UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw at the University of Arizona’s Black Faculty Speakers Series.

Breathing life back into land yields multiple benefits for people and nature. Global commitments to restore degraded land have reached one billion hectares by 2030. The UNCCD is the global voice for land: we champion healthy, productive and accessible land for all. Learn more about our work to unlock the land's sustainable future. 

The publication spotlights the shared agenda of restoration and resilience, central to both UNCCD and the Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It identifies where and how synergies between commitments on biodiversity and land can enhance implementation at global and national…