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While the first picture of Earth from deep space invoked awe and wonder, they also graphically revealed the startling reality of the finite and stark boundaries in which humanity exists. Whitin these boundaries, the Earth has entered the age of Anthropocene, where humans are dominant force altering the Earth System.  

This Summary for Decision Makers provides a synthesis of the key messages contained in GLO2. It sets out the rationale, enabling conditions, and diverse pathways by which countries and communities can design their tailored land restoration agenda.

The second edition of the Global Land Outlook (GLO2), Land Restoration for Recovery and Resilience, sets out the rationale, enabling factors, and diverse pathways by which countries and communities can reduce and reverse land degradation.

An options paper for raising awareness on responsible land governance for combatting desertification, land degradation, and drought. Tenure security is a crucial enabler for land degradation neutrality. Without rights to property, communities lack the security to invest in the ecosystems on which they depend, which can hinder uptake of sustainable management practices even…

Ecological connectivity can inform the planning, designing, and implementing of actions to avoid, reduce, and restore land degradation. We recommend prioritizing actions that focuses on ecological connectivity to achieve maximum socio-ecological benefits early in the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and argue for the importance of integrated land use planning.

In line with its mandate to mobilize resources for the transfer of technolog the GM is developing a model framework for technology transfer. The framework explores options for the horizontal distribution of more mature technologies between countries to ensure availability and affordability where these technologies are most needed, while aiming to help new and innovative technologies move up…