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12/12/2019

At COP25, UN Agencies Commit to Turn the Tide on Deforestation

Leadership dialogue
UNCCD News
At COP25 in Madrid today, Heads of UN agencies met for a high-level Leadership Dialogue on how to turn the tide on deforestation and committed to the…
12/12/2019

"When the Skies Ran Dry" screened at Climate Change Action Hub

Action Hub event
UNCCD News
"Droughts really are changing the planet, around us. They are one of the worst impacts that we will see in terms of the human impacts of climate…
11/12/2019

UNCCD Land Ambassador inspires environmental action in Senegal and worldwide

Baaba Maal in Senegal
UNCCD News
UNCCD Land Ambassador Baaba Maal returned to his native Senegal in December to headline the annual Blues de Fleuve festival and make a contribution to…
11/12/2019

Azerbaijan plants 650 000 trees in a day to fight desertification and climate change

tree planting in Azerbaijan
UNCCD News
In an unprecedented public action for a greener future, 650 000 trees have been planted across Azerbaijan on 6 December 2019. This environmental…
06/12/2019

Knowledge Management Center on Combating Desertification opens in China

Yinchuan, China
UNCCD News
Yinchuan, China – The new International Knowledge Management Center on Combating Desertification opened on 5 December during the International Seminar…
06/12/2019

Born from the Land: behind the song

COP concert
UNCCD News
Award winning musicians Baaba Maal of Senegal and Ricky Kej of India have released a new music video Born from the Land on World Soil Day. celebrate…
05/12/2019

Invitation to submit drought-relevant information

drought in kenya
UNCCD News
In September 2019, at the UNCCD fourteenth Conference of Parties (COP14), participants have decided to establish an intergovernmental working group…
04/12/2019

Call for experts: intergovernmental working group on drought

Bolivia_Lake_Poopo_Augenstein_2018
UNCCD News
The Conference of Parties at its fourteenth session (UNCCD COP 14) decided to establish an Intergovernmental Working Group (IWG) on effective policy…
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