The designations employed do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the secretariat
of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
MET-16 / HLS 01-African Group
African Group
(closed meeting)
MET-17 / HLS 02-Asian Group
Asian Group
(closed meeting)
MET-20 / EASTERN EUROPEAN GROUP
Eastern European Group
(closed meeting)
MET-19 / HLS 03-GRULAC
GRULAC
(closed meeting)
MET-15 / WEOG-JUSCANZ
JUSCANZ
(closed meeting)
MET-03 / Arab Group
Group of Arab Countries
(closed meeting)
MET-05 / CST Bureau Meetings/Annex IV
Annex IV (Norther Mediteranean)
(closed meeting)
Contact groups
MET-13 / CSO's
CSO Consultations
Rio Conventions Pavilion
MET-11 / Rio Pavilion
Screening of the Great Green Wall documentary
MET-11 / Rio Pavilion
Screening of the Great Green Wall documentary
Technology Fair
Exhibition area (Hall 5)
Technology Fair - Land matters – Integrating soil degradation concerns and solutions into policy processes
Soil protection is important! Sustainable soil protection is vital if we want soil to continue to support humanity and the ecosystem benefits we depend on for our survival. However, policy often fails to acknowledge this, or is incapable to identify solutions while at the same time many academics and practitioners still struggle to support and stimulate decision-making.
This Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) intends to help understand how to support policy making for sustainable soil protection and rehabilitation. The course intends to develop the capacity of policy advisors, research staff of national or international research institutions and practitioners. The MOOC will reflect on the main challenges, mechanisms and entry points of integrating soil degradation into specific policymaking processes.
Presented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Speaker : Mr. David Kersting
Side events
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MET-06 / Side Event 1
119 CEH 'Hydro-climate services to improve decision-making on drought'
MET-10 / Side Event 4
126 Drynet CARI From global frameworks to local actions: the change that (upcoming) global reports can bring to policies and action on sustainable land management
MET-07 / Side Event 2
106 UN Forum of Forest Promoting synergies: the UN Strategic Plan for Forests 2030, Sustainable Land Management, Financing and the SDGs
MET-10 / Side Event 4
4 AOAD Land degradation Neutrality in the Arab World
MET-06 / Side Event 1
41 UNCCD GM Land Degradation Neutrality: The Case of Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
MET-09 / Side Event 3
60 OSS Geospatial and Earth Observation technologies for monitoring Land degradation
MET-13 / CSO's
71 FAO Monitoring and combating land degradation in pastoral areas: are participatory approaches important?
MET-02 / Press Conferences
89 GEF Financing and setting up Enabling Activities for UNCCD under GEF7
MET-07 / Side Event 2
105 Burkina Faso Gouvernance et Neutralité en matière de degradation des terres au Burkina Faso.
MET-10 / Side Event 4
11 Academy of Forestry Inventory and Planning The experiences and Knowledge of Combat desertification and ecosystem civilization building in China
MET-15 / WEOG-JUSCANZ
14 FAO Mountains Estimating the impacts of land degradation and climate variability on vulnerability to food insecurity in mountain areas
MET-06 / Side Event 1
31 TERI Watershed Management and Sustainable Development Goals
MET-09 / Side Event 3
59 OSS Combating desertification and drought through the Climate funding windows: OSS’s as facilitator to direct access
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