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The Convention recognizes the importance of women in the implementation of the Convention, and identifies critical areas for their engagement: (i) awareness-raising, and participation in the design and implementation of programmes; (ii) decision-making processes that men and women adopt at the local level in the governance of development, implementation and review of regional and national…

A guide for reporting on SDG indicator 5.a.2

Peer-reviewed article in Environmental Science & Policy

Droughts are a global phenomenon and affect countries in every region of the world. Globally, the area affected by drought is increasing every year. Over the Mediterranean region, drying may be increasing. Globally, droughts are also becoming more severe and frequent. Droughts are more frequent over the East Coast of the United States of…

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. 

Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) is the new paradigm for managing land degradation, introduced to halt the ongoing loss of healthy land as a result of unsustainable management and land conversion. The goal of LDN is to maintain the land resource base so that it can continue to supply ecosystem services such as provision of food and regulation of water and climate, while enhancing the…