All publications and documents
All publications & documents
The Great Green Wall: Implementation Status and Way Ahead to 2030 launched 7 September 2020. It evaluates the implementation of a most ambitious project along the southern tip of the Saharan desert in Africa.The report , which was presented at a virtual meeting of the ministers of environment of the participating countries, takes stock of the progress…
The intergovernmental working group on drought which is one of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (“UNCCD” or “Convention”) is currently discussing options on how the UNCCD can address drought within the framework of the Convention. The UNCCD Secretariat has sought the advice of the UNEP Law Division on legal and other institutional options that the working group may wish to consider in the light of the practices of Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs) and the experiences of UNEP
Land use change is the primary transmission pathway for emerging infectious diseases, and the rate of land conversion is accelerating. Moreover, the foundation for building back better in the face of climate change and the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic will be centered upon future land use decisions. The good news is that governments around the world have already initiated
Monitoring and evaluation refers to evidence-based measurement of the achievement of planned results. It enables a timely recognition and correction of problems in delivering a given task, and the identification of successful practices that can be strengthened and replicated. Monitoring and evaluation increases the likelihood of a continuous delivery of tangible results.
This report presents the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) vision created by Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and shows how SIDS are linking their sustainable land management agendas with areas relevant to achieving their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Land-use management and the urbanization process are very complex issues for SIDS due to their limited land resources, and the…
