Ordos, September 11, 2017 – Up to 2 billion hectares of land are degraded. On average, 12 million hectares are lost every year and 169 countries are affected by land degradation, desertification and drought. In an unprecedented global campaign to save productive land, 112 countries, as of today…

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Ordos, September 12 – “Consumption of the earth's natural reserves has doubled in the last 30 years, with a third of the planet's land now severely degraded. Each year, we lose 15 billion trees and 24 billion tonnes of fertile soil. Smallholder farmers, women and indigenous communities are the most…

Through the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Target Setting Programme, the Global Mechanism (GM) and the secretariat of the UNCCD, in collaboration with multiple international partners, are supporting interested countries with their national LDN target setting process, including setting national…

Bonn, 28 September 2021 – The winners of prestigious 2021 Land for Life Award of the United Nations have been honored at an international forum for their innovation in land restoration and conservation methods that promote the well-being of communities and improve their relationship with nature…

November 12, 2017 09:30 – 17:30 Hotel Koenigshof Adenauerallee 9, 53111 Bonn, Germany GREF 2017, co-organized by UNCCD, will contribute to the COP 23 policy discussions by: Engaging and informing an international audience on state-of-the-art, energy transition applications and policies in two key…

Andorra Austria Belgium Brunei Darussalam Canada Czechia Denmark Estonia European Union Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Japan Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Korea, Republic of San Marino Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and…

I support #LoveLand4Climate Life on Earth depends on healthy and productive land. The way we use and manage the land is also crucial to addressing the climate change. Sustainable land management (SLM) is essential to the implementation of the Paris Agreement and keeping the global warming threshold…

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) – the world’s largest science-led multi-sectoral platform for integrated land use – will take place in Bonn, Germany on 19 – 20 December, 2017. The GLF is gathering world-renown experts to exchange ideas and help put communities and local realities at the center of…

World Soil Day 2017 is celebrated on 5 December under the theme "Caring for the Planet starts from the Ground," with activities aiming to communicate messages on the importance of soil quality for food security, healthy ecosystems and human well-being. Soils not only produce 95% of the food we…

UNCCD is partnering with the City of Bonn, Institut Francais, Willi Eichler Academy, DAAD, Deutsche Welle and others to bring the positive vibes back to Bonn for the third time. The city that hosts many international, non-governmental and development organizations provides an ideal venue for a…

The 2017 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) takes place on 19-20 December in Bonn, Germany, to discuss the essential role of sustainable landscapes in the future of our planet. The city that serves as the international sustainability hub and the driving force behind such global efforts as the Bonn…

Place: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Headquarters, Rome As a Collaborative Partnership on Forest (CPF) member, UNCCD is co-organizing this international conference which aims to provide substantive input, through UNFF13, to the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), the United…

Place: India Habitat Centre, New Delhi The World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), organized by the Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) in India, aims to accelerate action towards sustainable development and especially climate change. At WSDS, UNCCD will organize various sessions on land…