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Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in the context of WOCAT is defined as the use of land resources, including soils, water, animals and plants, for the production of goods to meet changing human needs, while simultaneously ensuring the long-term productive potential of these resources and the maintenance of their environmental functions. The ultimate goal of this exercise is to improve the…

The document provides broad generic steps for mainstreaming environment and drylands issues into national development frameworks, as well lessons drawn from various countries on environment and drylands mainstreaming. The guidelines have been developed with the aim of influencing action at several levels of planning and policy engagement.

The document aims to help UN country teams, as well as other UN staff, intergovernmental organizations and CSOs to: Understand the issue of land governance, why it matters and why civil society needs to be involved; Understand why UN agencies need to work with CSOs to promote pro-poor land governance; and Identify the opportunities and entry points that exist for such UN-CSO collaboration.

Increasing concern as to how human activities impact Africa’s environment has led to documentation and quantification of the changes taking place. Through a combination of ground photographs, current and historical satellite images, and narrative based on extensive scientific evidence, this publication illustrates how humans have altered their surroundings and continue to make observable and…

This is a report on the High-Level Policy Dialogue that was held in Bonn on May 27, 2008, under the official title “Coping with Today’s Global Challenges in the Context of the Strategy of the Unites Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.” The speeches and remarks made by participants have been edited for reasons of space.The conference was organised by the UNCCD Secretariat in…

Considering that the world’s drylands is home to more than 2 billion people and being concerned that many drylands are subject to desertification as a result of extended droughts, climate change and human activities, new scientific challenges and opportunities for research and development have emerged. The recent scientific results need to be addressed in order to promote sustainable development…