LIVE stream The seventeenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC) from 28 to 30 January 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana. CRIC17…

"The Group of Earth Observations launches a new, innovative initiative to put Earth Observation (EO) data in the hands of national and local decision makers in order to halt and reverse land degradation, and Germany immediately pledges EUR100,000 (USD$113,000) for the initiative." Kyoto, Japan. Over…

10 am – 1 pm PCCB Capacity Building Hub Climate Change Conference COP 24 Katowice, Poland UNCCD, together with its sister Rio conventions, FAO and UN-Habitat, will participate in the side event on the margins of the upcoming UNFCCC COP 24 in Katowice, Poland. The event, supported by the Paris…

The online registration process opens on 22 November 2018 and closes 10 January 2019. Bonn, Germany. For the first time since the adoption of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification in 1994, world governments are meeting to consider the impact of land degradation on people and ecosystems…

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) invites governments, experts, and other stakeholders, including practitioners, to participate in a web conference whose objective is to review and further explore knowledge gaps and discuss knowledge needs…

The first global assessment of land degradation based on Earth observation data reported by governments will be presented and reviewed at the Seventeenth Session of the Committee for the Review of Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) to be held on 28-29 January 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana. The…

The seventeenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), will be held at the Arthur Chung Conference Center (ACCC) from 28 to 30 January 2019 in Georgetown, Guyana. More info...

The music diversity festival in partnership with UNCCD will take place in Bonn fourth year in a row, bringing together musicians from all over the world to express support for vulnerable populations that face the challenges of land degradation and desertification. Learn more...

Governments, private sector and other stakeholders will gather in Accra under the overarching theme “Climate Action in Africa: A Race We Can Win” focusing on energy transition, nature-based solutions, and cities and local action. The high-level segment will bring together ministers and senior…

Under the patronage of Cabo Verde, in collaboration with Italy and FAO, WASAG announces its 1st International Forum on Water Scarcity in Agriculture to take place Praia, Cabo Verde. The forum aims at identifying concrete – practical, innovative and collaborative – solutions to address water scarcity…

The Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia, CIAT, WLRC and WOCAT invite participants to the WOCAT Symposium and the 19th WOCAT Network Meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The aim of the event is to bring together a wide range of stakeholders to share and discuss their experiences and findings on how…

Reducing Synthetic Fertilizers And Pesticides By Scaling Up Agroecology And Promoting Ecological Organic Trade Under the overall objective of facilitating the establishment of truly sustainable food and agriculture systems in East Africa on grassroots, trade and policy levels. The event in Nairobi…

Ministers from GEO’s 105 Member governments, business leaders, heads of international non-profits and passionate experts will meet in Canberra, Australia for GEO Week 2019 and the GEO Ministerial Summit. Recognizing the history of the land and its traditional custodians, GEO Week will bring together…

FAO Session on sustainable soil and land management will take place in Ankara, Turkey, on the occasion of the International Congress on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality: Future Perspective." Event agenda