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Latest news
18/01/2019
UNCCD and IPBES sign a memorandum of cooperation
UNCCD News
Bonn, Germany – The Executive Secretary of UNCCD Ms. Monique Barbut and the Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on…
18/01/2019
Record number of countries takes on target of achieving LDN
UNCCD News
In a positive environmental turn, a record 120 countries are in the process of setting voluntary land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets that could…
08/01/2019
WEBLOG: Iceland counting on land to reach carbon neutrality by 2040 - Katrín Jakobsdóttir
UNCCD News
In the latest installment of the UNCCD science to policy weblog, Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir writes about Iceland's goal to reach…
20/12/2018
2018: a year in review
UNCCD News
Please join us to mark some of this year's achievements, all of which have been made possible thanks to cooperation and support of all UNCCD…
19/12/2018
Media Advisory: How much land is degraded globally?
UNCCD News
The first global assessment of land degradation based on Earth observation data reported by governments will be presented and reviewed at the…
17/12/2018
UNCCD Executive Secretary Monique Barbut becomes an International Gender Champion
UNCCD News
The UNCCD Executive Secretary Ms. Monique Barbut joined the global leadership network that unites over 200 female & male decision-makers determined to…
14/12/2018
Rio Conventions Pavilion hosts dialog on linking biodiversity, climate change and SLM for maximum benefits
UNCCD News
Katowice, Poland – The Rio Conventions Pavilion, in a series of sessions co-hosted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) at the recent COP24…
11/12/2018
India gears up for setting ambitious targets for LDN and SDG15.3
UNCCD News
New Delhi, India – During a national workshop co-hosted by UNCCD and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) on 4–5…
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Media Advisory: How much land is degraded globally?
15/11/2018
Media Advisory: Guyana to host meeting on land degradation
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Using Earth observation data to restore barren lands
18/06/2018
Consumers and Private Sector critical in fighting droughts and land degradation, says UN
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05/12/2018
World Soil Day 2018 Message from Monique Barbut
28/09/2018
Opinion: Is the Future Worth Investing in?
19/06/2018
You are more powerful than you think!
11/06/2018
2018WDCD message from UNCCD Executive Secretary Ms. Monique Barbut
