Media Advisory in English | en français Le rapport « Great Green Wall: Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030 » (« Grande Muraille Verte : état d’avancement et marche à suivre à l’orée 2030 »), première évaluation exhaustive de l’état d’avancement de l’Initiative de la Grande Muraille Verte…
Ecuadorian Environment Minister Tarsicio Granizo speaks during an interview with IPS in his office in Quito. Credit: Nina Zambrano/IPS Ela Zambrano interviews TARSICIO GRANIZO, Ecuador’s minister of Environment ** En Espangol QUITO, Jul 20 2018 (IPS) - Ecuador has decided to move towards a…
3 May, 2018 – Chinsali, Zambia (IPS) – As global climate experts meet in Bonn this week to discuss how to take climate action forward, Zambia counts itself amongst the leaders as President Edgar Lungu officially launches the Plant a Million (PAM) trees Initiative. In fact, the initiative is even…
24 April, 2018 – Lusaka, Zambia (IPS) – Trees are a vital component in the ecosystem –they not only give oxygen, store carbon, stabilize the soil and give refuge to wildlife, but also provide materials for tools, shelter and ultimately, food for both animals and human beings. In fact, according to…
Unveiling the theme of the 2018 World Day to Combat Desertification, Monique Barbut, Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, said “the campaign slogan, ‘Land has true value. Invest in it’, reminds us that land is a tangible asset with measurable value…
To raise awareness on the importance and benefits of sustainable land management in combating land degradation and achieving Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), a workshop was held by the National Soil Services Centre (NSSC) in Thimphu on 26 July. Find out more by following this link.
The Government and the people of Eritrea are committed to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) by 2030. In order to restore, sustain and enhance the productive functions of the country’s natural ecosystem resources, Government of Eritrea has massively invested in the agriculture sector. All…
During a mission of UNCCD in the Agadez region in Niger in January 2017, the team discovered the “Projet d’Appui au Développement Agricole de l’Irhazer, du Tamesna et de l’Aïr” (project to support agricultural development of Irhazer, Tamesna and Aïr), supported by AREVA during 5 years, until 2020…
… António Guterres is in Bonn, Germany, today to engage with G20 Foreign Ministers on the issues of Africa and sustainability. It is the new UN chief’s first visit to …
… On the afternoon of 11 January 2017, the ceremony that celebrated the opening of theUNCCD Northern Mediterranean Regional Coordination Office … located north of the capital, was established in 1951 and serves the Regional Forestry Directory, Regional …
… Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Combating Desertification … of cooperation in the fight against desertificationand land degradation. This is a key element in achieving the … is scheduled to take place in September 2017 in Ordos, China. Desertificationand land degradation are among the …
In view of the implementation of the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme (LDN TSP), an inception workshop for countries that recently committed to set national voluntary LDN targets and did not participate in previous workshops, was organized on 14th-15th October 2016, prior to ‘The…
As follow-up to the decisions taken by the 12th session of the UNCCD Conference of Parties (COP 12), the UNCCD Secretariat and Global Mechanism, with support of international partners, launched the LDN Target Setting Programme (LDN TSP). Building on the LDN Pilot Project, the Programme aims at…
The fifteenth session of the Committee of the Review of Implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (CRIC 15) concluded last October 19 in Nairobi, Kenya. Three issues are deemed particularly important to move forward with Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). First, a very successful…
The fifteenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 15) concluded on 20 October with great strides to refine the direction of the Convention’s strategic future. At the closing of the session, the UNCCD Executive Secretary Monique Barbut expressed hope…
“Ignoring land degradation neutrality (LDN) could be political suicide,” said Monique Barbut, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), emphasizing the real benefits populations will feel in terms of climate change, rural employment and food security…
Hosted by the European Investment Bank (EIB), the second meeting of the LDN Fund Advisory Group took place on 28 September 2016 in Luxembourg. The meeting reviewed progress made in the LDN Fund project since the first meeting, held in April 2016 at WWF International in Gland, Switzerland. AG Members…
… The exhibition entitled “Save the Earth, Save the Land” was … Ban Ki-Moon stressed the urgent need to address the causes and consequences of drought, desertification, and land … high level representatives of Samsonite and Subaru (China) and included a group of Chinese artists from the …
In order to achieve LDN by 2030, there is a need to mobilize large amounts of financial resources for land rehabilitation and degradation avoidance. Public resources alone will not be sufficient. Attracting private sector financing will be crucial. The UNCCD Global Mechanism is collaborating with…
