UN Heads of Organizations, including UNCCD Executive Secretary Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw, will be engaging in an interactive Leadership Dialogue to articulate solutions for the achievement of zero net deforestation. They will demonstrate the UN’s unified vision and commitment to work with countries, partner…

Combating land degradation for sustainable agriculture In order to work along the same lines with the 16th and 17th sessions of the third implementation cycle of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) focusing on the issues of Agriculture, Rural development, Land, Drought…

The second edition of the International Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration was released in September 2019. This groundbreaking publication provides updated and expanded guidance on the practice of ecological restoration, clarifies the breadth of ecological restoration and allied…

To celebrate 25 years of remarkable positive impact on land, people, communities and society, the UNCCD secretariat launched a collection of land-related commemorative items at UNCCD headquarters in Bonn, Germany. The exhibit embodies the convention's firm commitment to protecting healthy and…

Countries in Central Asia are highly vulnerable to drought and sand and dust storms (SDS), particularly outside high-elevation areas where the climate is mostly semi-arid to arid. Recognizing the increasing risk of drought and SDS, UNCCD Parties adopted decisions on addressing the negative impact of…

NEW DATES: 25.02.2021 – 25.03.2021 Under the patronage of Mayor Ashok Sridharan and in partnership with UNCCD The Over the Border Festival was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The organizers have announced the new dates, and keep fans happy while they wait, put together a festival playlist…

Desertification and Drought Day, a United Nations observance day held on 17 June each year, will in 2020 focus on changing public attitudes to the leading driver of desertification and land degradation: humanity’s relentless production and consumption. Read more...

2020 Desertification and Drought Day will focus on links between consumption and land This year's global observance event, hosted by Korea Forest Service, will take place online, with a full-day program featuring a variety of exciting events and international talent. Desertification and Drought Day…

Bonn, 28 January 2020 – A unique global initiative to promote peace through land restoration was signed today by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Korea Forest Service (KFS). Conflicts over natural resources are among key peace and security challenges of the…

The 2020 Desertification and Drought Day is now over, but we would love to hear about your event! Please add a relevant activity to the interactive map below or send us an email DDD2020 [at] unccd.int so we can share your news on our website and social media to inspire people around the world to take…

Land is the foundation of our societies and is a cornerstone to global food security and environmental health, zero hunger, poverty eradication and affordable energy. It underpins the success of the entire 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Developmen, and yet this finite resource is under existential…

Language versions: Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish The international community is developing policy measures and actions to help the people most vulnerable to drought to take early action to avoid loss of life, and the heavy and growing losses of livelihoods and damage to property and…

Georgetown, Guyana – Momentum to repair degraded lands and to manage droughts more effectively has picked up, according to reports released for review by an inter-governmental meeting that opened today in Georgetown, Guyana. An assessment of land degradation in 127 countries revealed that close to…