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All publications & documents
The addendum to the Good practice guidance. SDG indicator 15.3.1, Proportion of land that Is degraded over total land area. Version 2.0
Carbon markets are expanding quickly, but the benefits are not reaching everyone. As many drought-affected and land-dependent communities still find the system difficult to access and hard to trust, the urgency is growing to ensure that carbon finance delivers more than emissions reductions. This white paper outlines practical ways to ensure carbon finance supports land restoration and…
Status of contributions 1999-202628 February 2026Status of contributions: Africa
Sustainable rangeland management and rangeland restoration offer substantial returns across ecological, social and economic dimensions. Realizing these benefits depends on the coordinated efforts of investors, governments, policymakers, pastoralist communities and development partners. Suitable investment can be enabled by more effective governance, inclusive participation and innovative…
The brief summarizes assessments to detail SIDS' challenges and opportunities regarding land and drought and points to urbanization, unsustainable agriculture and extractive industries as drivers of land degradation in these most climate-vulnerable territories.