En español Central American Committee on Environment and Development (CCAD) and the UNCCD signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at a virtual ceremony on 27 November to promote cooperation in combating desertification between the convention and the countries in Central America and the Caribbean…
The UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw held a virtual meeting with the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Nicaragua Ms. Sumaya Castillo, the Executive Secretary of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD) Mr. Salvador Nieto, and the special envoy…
The Russian Federation has joined the Northeast Asia Network for DLDD (DLDD-NEAN) as of 13 July 2020. DLDD-NEAN, an official reporting entity, is a sub-regional cooperation platform for the implementation of the UNCCD in Northeast Asia. The network was launched at the UNCCD COP10 in Changwon, with…
UNCCD and CAREC organized an online stakeholder consultation to exchange recommendations on the project “Regional approaches for combating sand and dust storms and drought in Central Asia” and discuss expected regional strategic documents.
An international technology competition to design software that can support well-informed land use decisions is launched by the Group on Earth Observation Land Degradation Neutrality (GEO-LDN) Initiative.
The Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with multiple partners, have published the Briefing note and Technical report Land Degradation Neutrality in Small Island Developing States. The report presents the Land…
The GEF Scientific and Advisory Panel (GEF STAP) has released the Guidelines for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). LDN aims to preserve land resources by ensuring no net loss of healthy and productive land through a combination of measures that avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation. Achieving…
French and Spanish translations of the Land Degradation Neutrality Transformative Projects and Programmes: Operational guidance for country support, and French translation of the Manual for gender-responsive Land Degradation Neutrality transformative projects and programmes are now available.
Land Degradation Neutrality for Water Security and Combatting Drought is a new briefing note released by the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Wageningen University and Research (WUR) on the occasion of the…
The UNCCD secretariat and the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) signed a partnership agreement, committing to implement the WOCAT 2020+ Initiative.
A unique global initiative to promote peace through land restoration was signed today by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Korea Forest Service (KFS)
Bonn, 28 January 2020 – A unique global initiative to promote peace through land restoration was signed today by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Korea Forest Service (KFS).
Conflicts over natural resources are among key peace and security challenges of the twenty-first century. With the right approach…
Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) can directly support the achievement of more than three-quarters of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, according to a new report published by the Global Mechanism of the UNCCD, in collaboration with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Global…
Yinchuan, China – The new International Knowledge Management Center on Combating Desertification opened on 5 December during the International Seminar on Desertification Control Technologies and Practices in the city of Yinchuan, Ningxia Autonomous Region, China. The center is the result of…
Join @UNCCD on Twitter on Monday, 18 November at 11:30AM (UTC+1) for a Twitter Live Event with Sadhguru and UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw to discuss how land users, governments and the civil society can collaborate to promote sustainable land management globally.
UNCCD organized a side event on the GEO Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Initiative which raised awareness on the potential of EO data to be used at the national level. Awards were given to Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, for developing robust land degradation mapping methods and to…
The training provided assistance in developing financial project proposals that target the Green Climate Fund and are focused on reaching national commitments in the framework of the LDN and Forest and Land Restoration initiatives.
Dresden, Germany – The UNCCD Science-Policy Interface member Dr. Marijana Kapovic Solomun gave a lecture about the work of UNCCD and the concept of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) for the participants of the seventy-eighth UNEP/UNESCO/BMU International Short Course on Soil and Land Resources for…
The Global Mechanism has released a briefing note that explores interlinkages between land degradation, poverty and inequality, making the case that investing in land degradation neutrality matters for some of the most pressing country priorities, such as ending poverty and reducing inequality.
An enchanting cultural programme organized by the government of India to welcome the participants of the high-level segment of UNCCD COP14 in New Delhi became one of the main conference highlights. The key performers included musicians Ricky Kej, Baaba Maal and Inna Modj, who will grant their talent…
