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Society for Ecological Restoration releases essential tool to address climate change and support UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

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29-10-2019

Achieving global restoration goals will require increasing enthusiasm and funding, as well as a common understanding of how to design and implement successful restoration projects that proactively and collaboratively engage local communities. SER’s International Standards provide essential tools and…

A new study:The ecology and economics of restoration: when, what, where, and how to restore ecosystems, surveys the history of land restoration efforts and highlights best practices

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29-04-2019

A new study, The ecology and economics of restoration: when, what, where, and how to restore ecosystems, surveys the history of land restoration efforts and highlights best practices

ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) “the world’s first comprehensive tool” linking environmental change with its consequences for the economy.

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05-12-2018

ENCORE (Exploring Natural Capital Opportunities, Risks and Exposure) is a web-based tool that will help global banks, investors and insurance firms assess the risks that environmental degradation poses for financial institutions

Trade-Offs in Multi-Purpose Land Use under Land Degradation

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31-10-2018

Land use and city planners will increasingly have to address the cost of occupying productive agricultural land or the conversion of natural habitats. Landscape designs and urban planning should aim for the preservation of agricultural land and the integrated management of land resources by closing…

Visit Students from Bonn University at UNCCD

On Thursday the 5th July 2018, the UNCCD Secretariat, represented by its Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) hosted students from the University of Bonn, completing the Masters in Agricultural and Food Economics (AFECO).

New Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): Land Matters! Integrating Soil Degradation Concerns and Solutions into Policy Processes

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11-07-2018

The GIZ programme 'Soil protection and rehabilitation for food security', in collaboration with University of Leeds and ICRISAT has developed the new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) 'Land Matters! Integrating soil degradation concerns and solutions into policy processes'. The registration for the…

Managing soil functions for a sustainable bioeconomy – assessment framework and state of the art

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10-07-2018

Bioeconomy strategies have been adopted in many countries around the world. Their sustainable implementation requires a management of soils that maintains soil functions and avoids land degradation. Only then ecosystem services can be maintained and resources used efficiently. We present an…

Photo Competition 2018 / Concours Photo 2018 / Concurso de Fotografía 2018 - VOTING PROCESS

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Out of all submissions during the last weeks, the Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) Team is more than pleased and excited to announce the 20 pre-selected photos which are under consideration for the final stage of our 2018 Photo Competition.

From those 20 short-listed photos, each voter can choose up to 5 favorite pictures! Every vote has the same value and is equal to one point.

World Day To Combat Desertification 2018 at St. George's International School, Cologne

The Capacity Building Marketplace (CBM) of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) held a tremendous activity on 15th of June 2018 at St. Georges International School of Cologne, Germany in celebration of World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD), which is actually commemorated on 17 June every year.

Can Strategic Spatial Planning Contribute to Land Degradation Reduction in Urban Regions? State of the Art and Future Research

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28-05-2018

Land degradation is becoming a serious environmental issue threatening fertile agricultural soils and other natural resources. There are many driving forces behind land degradation. The expansion of artificial surfaces due to various economic activities, such as housing, industry, and transport…

Restoration and repair of Earth's damaged ecosystems

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26-04-2018

In a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, reviewed more than 400 studies of large-scale disturbances — logging, agriculture, oil spills, dam-building, mining, and aquatic nutrient pollution — and their aftermath. It’s the most comprehensive such review to date. The takeaways:…

A guide to selecting ecosystem service models for decision-making. Lessons from Sub-Saharan Africa

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26-02-2018

Ecosystems are essential to human life, livelihoods and wellbeing. Many national policies and international agreements include goals to protect ecosystem services. A new guide – commissioned by the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) programme and written by Professor James Bullock of…

Just Published: Changing governance, changing inequalities: Protected area co-management and access to forest ecosystem services: a Madagascar case study

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23-02-2018

Access, in reference to Ecosystem services (ES), is defined as the capacity to gain benefits from the environment. There has been a global shift in natural resource governance, particularly increased co-management of protected areas (PAs). Yet there has been little research on how this change may be…

Worldwide Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment Report: A Primer

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22-02-2018

Land, air and water are the cornerstones of life on Earth. To sustain the vitality of our global ecosystem, we must understand the health of our natural assets and how to halt and repair damage done to them. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)…

Adoption of the ecosystem services concept in EU policies ( open access)

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12-02-2018

The concept of ecosystem services has gained a strong political profile during the last 15 years. However, there is no specific EU policy devoted to governing ecosystem services. This article shows that the ecosystem services concept is already embedded in recent EU (environmentally-related)…

Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems. Climate Change, Social Changes, Technological Development

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08-02-2018

The interrelations of human beings with ecosystems experience rising importance in sustainable land use planning and lead to the concept of socio-ecological system. Socio-Ecological Systems (SES) include both, a bio-geo-physical component and the related local to regional actors. Their system…

Peatlands cover less than 3% ofthe earth's land surface, but they are believed to contain twice as much carbon as the world's forests

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08-12-2017

How do peatlands fit into the landscapes approach? What are the biggest challenges when it comes to the management of peatlands?

Linking soils to ecosystem services — A global review

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08-12-2017

Contributes to the understanding of soils in relation to ecosystem services (ES). Temporal and geographical distribution of soil ES studies has been analyzed. Highlights use of soil information on the spatial aspects of soil ES studies. Recommends the future soil ES research focus.

Learning from Non-Linear Ecosystem Dynamics Is Vital for Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality

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09-10-2017

Land Degradation Neutrality is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets, requiring on-going degradation to be balanced by restoration and sustainable land management. However, restoration and efforts to prevent degradation have often failed to deliver expected benefits, despite enormous…

Sustainable Development Goals Interlinkages and Network Analysis: A practical tool for SDG integration and policy coherence

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28-09-2017

While being broadly framed as 17 separate and diverse elements, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and associated targets inherently interlink with one another making up indivisible parts of sustainability from a systemic perspective. Actions or measures taken for achieving one goal may be…

History of Land Use

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22-09-2017

By approximately 6,000 years ago, agricultural expansion had spread across most continents, leading to the clearing of native vegetation and to the culling, or domestication, of herbivores. Native flora and fauna were replaced with intensive crop and livestock management practices as human…

Integrating multiple wetland values into decision-making

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19-09-2017

The Ramsar Convention recognizes the interdependence of people on wetlands for their important economic, cultural, scientific and recreational values. The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provides a framework for considering the multiple values…

Humans as Agents in the Termination of the African Humid Period

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20-03-2017

The termination of the African Humid Period (AHP) induced the most significant, broad-scale landscape change that occurred on the African continent during the Holocene. Although variable in tempo and spatial distribution, rainfall profoundly decreased across most of the northern half of Africa and…

Silva Fennica journal special issue ‘Drought and Dryland Management’

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03-03-2017

VITRI together with the United Nations Convention to combat Desertification United Nations (UNCCD) have published articles on Drought and Dryland Management in a special issue of the Journal Silva Fennica. The articles address the issue of ‘Drought and Dryland Management’ from the view point of…

How to improve strategic decision making in complex systems when only qualitative information is available (Land Use Policy 50, 83–101)

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18-01-2017

This paper continues a line of research on improving strategic decisions (SD). The nature of governance issues (complex and uncertain world, lack of information, consideration of qualitative and quantitative information, participation of different actors in the decision making processes, etc.)…