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.
New Delhi, India – The Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD has just released a report on the findings and recommendations from the technical data and policy analyses of its flagship Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Target Setting Programme. The report, “Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting…
The Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD has just released a new briefing note that provides recommendations to advance gender equality in land degradation neutrality (LDN) interventions. The note informs policymakers and implementers at all levels on the role they can play in integrating gender…
The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Target Setting Project recently won the inaugural Impact Award of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The award recognizes the project’s innovative, science-based and participatory approach to support countries in setting targets to halt…
Kostyukovichi, Belarus – Peatlands occupy around 2.5 million ha in Belarus, only 900,000 of which still retain their natural state. Massive peat excavation, started during the Soviet period, resulted in about 300,000 ha drained to harvest peat deposits for fuel. Between 3 and 5 milion tons of peat…
Women farmers, project implementers, policy makers and NGO representatives came together on 13-17 May to discuss mainstreaming gender in projects that contribute to achieving land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets in Zambia.
Songdo, Republic of Korea – UNCCD participated in the annual NAP Expo to explore the potential of pursuing climate change adaptation and land degradation by advancing national adaptation plans (NAPs). A panel discussion introducing LDN as well as project-level experiences from Peru, Kenya, Georgia…
Bonn, Germany – Reviving damaged lands and the livelihoods of people affected by desertification, land degradation and drought can be possible by 2030, according to participants who attended the 17th Committee to Review the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC17), which ended yesterday in…
Georgetown, Guyana – Momentum to repair degraded lands and to manage droughts more effectively has picked up, according to reports released for review by an inter-governmental meeting that opened today in Georgetown, Guyana. An assessment of land degradation in 127 countries revealed that close to…
In a positive environmental turn, a record 120 countries are in the process of setting voluntary land degradation neutrality (LDN) targets that could reduce the loss of productive land dramatically by 2030. At least 80 countries have already set targets, whose implementation could reverse land…
Katowice, Poland – The Rio Conventions Pavilion, in a series of sessions co-hosted by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) at the recent COP24 Climate Change Conference, provided a space for constructive dialogue among representatives of governments, international organizations and civil society on…
New Delhi, India – During a national workshop co-hosted by UNCCD and the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change of India (MoEFCC) on 4–5 December 2018, policy makers, researchers and representatives of civil society organizations, intergovernmental organizations (CSOs) and the private…
Katowice, Poland – UNCCD has joined other Rio conventions in the margins of the ongoing Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC COP24) to foster the alignment of the three conventions that tackle similar problems, have similar goals and operate in the same ecosystems. Addressing the audience, the UNCCD…
World Soil Day is commemorated every 5 December to remind us that soil is important for both the natural system and human well-being. Our laxity in taking care of the soil partly comes from the assumption that land is abundant. It is also because most of us are no longer directly reliant on the land…
Brussels, Belgium – The third edition of the World Atlas of Desertification (WAD3), developed in partnership by UNCCD, the European Commission and its Joint Research Center, was presented at the European Commission headquarters on 27 November 2018. Juan Carlos Mendoza, the Managing Director of the…
Ebène, Mauritius – Recognizing the urgent need to address pressing environmental challenges, the representatives of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius and the Seychelles gathered for a workshop on 21-22 November 2018 to develop a joint game plan to increase the resilience to natural disasters and…
A technical workshop on the Caribbean sub-regional LDN transformative project "Implementing Gender-Responsive and Climate Smart Land Management in the Caribbean" is being held in St. Lucia, West Indies, from 26 to 28 September. The workshop is co-organized by the UNCCD/GM, UN-Women, IUCN, and FAO…
