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New Study Paints More Nuanced Picture of Central Asia's Desertification.

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20-10-2016

Stanford researchers capture Central Asia’s 'de-greening' over millions of years into a modern-day desert. The new study chronicles how central Asia dried out over the last 23 million years into one of the most arid regions on the planet. The findings illustrate the dramatic climatic shifts wrought…

Fish to fork: a need to implement changes in the food system

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20-10-2016

Securing our need for food has become a major threat to the environment, driving increased emissions and over-exploitation of natural resources such as water, soil and fish. Our health and well-being have also been affected. Ensuring nutritious food for all in a fair and environmentally sound way…

Evaluation Office

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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…

The Secretariat

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Mandate The permanent secretariat of the Convention was established in Article 23 of the UNCCD. It has been located in Bonn, Germany since January 1999. In line with Article 23 of the UNCCD, the key function of the secretariat is to service the sessions of the COP and its subsidiary bodies. This…

Agriculture must adopt climate-smart practices to better help poverty reduction – UN report

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19-10-2016

The rapid transformation of farming and food systems to cope with a warmer world, such as adopting climate-smart practices, particularly to curb greenhouse gas emissions, is critical for hunger and poverty reduction, the United Nations agriculture agency said today in a new report. “There is no…

Three new publications on Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting

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102 countries have already committed to translating the global Land Degradation Neutrality target into country-specific targets and actions that generate multiple benefits: from climate change mitigation and adaptation to zero hunger; from ensuring access to clean water to creating decent work and…

Online course: Land Readjustment

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The Open Learning Campus

If you wish to learn about Land Readjustment with real-world examples, then the Open Learning Campus is offering a chance!

CRIC15 begins in Nairobi

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“Ignoring land degradation neutrality (LDN) could be political suicide,” said Monique Barbut, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), emphasizing the real benefits populations will feel in terms of climate change, rural employment and food security…

United States Department of Agriculture- Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) Jornada

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The United States Department of Agriculture- Agriculture Research Service (USDA-ARS) Jornada has served as a field research laboratory since its establishment in 1912. Their varied scientific activities have led to important discoveries about desert ecosystems, which have become the basis for land…

Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

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The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. Belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the Secretary of State for Research, Development and Innovation, its main objective…

International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC)

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International Soil Reference and Information Centre (ISRIC) – World Soil Information is an independent, science-based foundation. The institute was founded in 1966 following a recommendation of the International Soil Science Society (ISSS) and a resolution of the United Nations Educational…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers (FAO-TECA)

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Technologies and Practices for Small Agricultural Producers (TECA) is an online platform developed by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Research and Extension Branch to facilitate access to information that can benefit small producers around the world. Information can…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International System for Agricultural Science and Technology (FAO AGRIS)

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations International System for Agricultural Science and Technology (FAO AGRIS) is a global public database, providing access to bibliographic information on agricultural science and technology. The database is maintained by CIARD, and its content…

World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)

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The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) is a network of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) specialists from all over the world. Currently, there are more than 2000 registered users, over 60 participating institutions, and roughly 30 national and regional initiatives…

Science for Society Solutions (S4S) - Tools for Participatory Science Wiki

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The Tools for Participatory Science wiki was created to help bridge the gap between the advances in the Earth and environmental sciences and their uptake by stakeholders of all kinds, ranging from policy makers to natural resource managers to affected members of the public. This wiki portal was…