31 years ago, the Montreal Protocol was signed to protect the Earth’s ozone layer. On 16 September, nations come together to celebrate the Ozone Day, marking the remarkable achievements of the treaty and urging everyone to "Keep Cool and Carry On" with the good work of protecting ozone and climate.…
Wuwei City, Republic of China – 180 representatives from over 20 countries have gathered on 12-13 September in the northwest China's Gansu Province to share their experiences and promote non-governmental cooperation in ecological restoration along the Belt and Road -- the economic region…
Brazil has committed US$100 million dollars raised from domestic environmental fines to finance activities to reverse land degradation in an initiative known as the URAD model that combines social inclusion, local development and environmental sustainability. The results are amazing, with activities…
Reykjavik, Iceland – The UNCCD was invited to give the opening address at SERE Europe 2018 , an event that has attracted over 400 practitioners, policy makers and scientists from governments, NGOs, industry and academia. The European chapter of the Society for Ecological Restoration (SERE) asked…
A book highlighting how communities and countries are practically putting life back into the two billion hectares of land we have degraded was launched today to mark the Forest, Food and Land Challenge Coalition event taking place at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) on 12 September 2018, in…
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…
Bonn, Germany – The checklist is a tool prepared to help country-level project developers and their technical and financial partners to design effective Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Transformative Projects and Programmes (TPP). Use of the checklist is optional, not prescriptive. It provides a…
Bangkok, Thailand – The UNCCD regional coordination unit for Asia and the Pacific (RCU-Asia), together with regional experts and country representatives, participated in the Expert Group Meeting on Space Applications for Sustainable Development (2018-2030) and the twenty-second Session of the…
Bonn, Germany – The UNCCD Lead Scientist Dr. Barron Joseph Orr presented the work of the convention at the UN Summer Academy 2018 , emphasizing that the 2030 Agenda has underscored the importance of the UNCCD mandate and enriched the substance behind it. More than ever, the effort to address land…
Montevideo, Uruguay – The UNCCD regional coordination unit for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC RCU) participated in the LAC Climate Week organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 20 – 23 August, 2018. The LAC RCU coordinator Mr. Jose Miguel Torrico took…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is celebrating its anniversary at Fontainebleau, where the Union was founded 70 years ago. The event will focus on the future of cultural landscapes, including the places that have been created through agricultural, pastoralist and sacred use…
The plight of people migrating in the context of environmental degradation, climate change impacts and natural disasters as well as potential governance responses to such challenges have received a lot of attention in recent years. The finalization of the text of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly…
The plight of people migrating in the context of environmental degradation, climate change impacts and natural disasters and the potential governance responses to such challenges have received a lot of attention in recent years. Therefore, the finalization of the text of the Global Compact for Safe,…
The conference that will take place at Geozentrum/University of Bonn will aim at creating a forum for scientific exchange on the nexus of environment, migration, and resilience, bringing together scholars from different disciplines and fields of research, such as risk and vulnerability studies,…
The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and Islamic Relief Worldwide will hold a roundtable discussion at the ODI headquarters in London to examine the investment opportunities in financial markets and services for climate change resilience and adaptation. A specific focus of the event will be on…
Bonn, Germany – The multidisciplinary panel of experts at the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has developed a guide that focuses on key elements which practitioners may need to consider when undertaking an IPBES-inspired assessment. The purpose of the guide…
The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, CA in the United States will bring leaders and people together from around the world to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of states, regions, cities, companies, investors and citizens with respect to climate action. It will also be a…
UNCCD will participate in the Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week in Montevideo, Uruguay – a key international summit to drive climate action forward across the region. Governments, private sector and other non-state stakeholders will get together to promote more climate ambition. The LACCW2018…
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…
With an estimated 2.8 million hectares of forests lost each year, deforestation and land degradation remain significant challenges for Africa. Bringing together diverse public and private sector voices, alongside indigenous groups, scientists and youth activists, the 2018 Global Landscapes Forum…
