Join the conversation: #LandAccelerator and #GenerationRestoration This event will be held in Spanish and English, with simultaneous translation World Resources Institute and Asesorandes are proud to introduce the first cohort of the Land Accelerator Latin America. Over the course of two days, 15 innovative entrepreneurs whose businesses restore land will pitch to an (online) room of investors. Register today to join them! Restoring land is good…

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed.

The Postdoctoral Fellow (Postdoc) - Soil & Land Health, will be expected to conduct high quality research around ecosystem restoration, including cross-site comparisons of biophysical datasets that can contribute to the evidence generation within the CIFOR-ICRAF Restoration Transformative Partnership Platform (TPP). Apply advanced statistical methods and work with large, complex data sets, collected using the Land Degradation Surveillance…

In 2013, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNCCD established the Science-Policy Interface (SPI) to facilitate a two-way dialogue between scientists and policy makers in order to ensure the delivery of policy-relevant information, knowledge and advice on desertification/land degradation and drought (DLDD). The consultant is expected to provide the Science-Policy Interface of the UNCCD background research on the science-based evidence of…

In 2013, the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the UNCCD established the Science-Policy Interface (SPI) to facilitate a two-way dialogue between scientists and policy makers in order to ensure the delivery of policy-relevant information, knowledge and advice on desertification/land degradation and drought (DLDD). The consultant is expected to develop for the Science-Policy Interface of the UNCCD thematic and illustrative examples of how the…

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) was established in 1994 to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought. The UNCCD is seeking a Module Designer, for a Consultancy position, in order to create up to four training-packages that will provide an interactive training experience for National Focal Points and help to fill capacity gaps. These four packages will be on: Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)…

The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (FAO RLC) is responsible for leading FAO’s response to regional priorities for food security, agriculture and rural development through the identification and planning of FAO’s priority activities in the region. FAO RLC also advises on the incorporation of regional priorities into the Organization’s Programme of Work and Budget and implements approved programmes and projects in the region…

Desertification, land degradation and drought, along with climate change and the loss of biodiversity, were identified as the greatest challenges to sustainable development during the 1992 Rio Earth Summit. Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The aim of the GLO is to communicate…

Eurosoil 2020 will address natural and technical options to sustainably manage and restore soil functions in drylands. The sessions open for contribution include: SDG6&15 - Clean water and sanitation and life on land; Targeting land degradation neutrality; Economic, political and social implications of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) and land restoration in the context of desertification; The role of an enabling environment and soil organic…

L’IDF organise une formation sur la dégradation physique et la dévalorisation des sols forestiers afin d’adapter la gestion des forets a cette problématique.

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy because in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG Number 15.3) scaling up and acceleration of business-driven landscape restoration is urgently needed. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of business professionals and developers to acknowledge business’ interdependency with…

In the beginning of November, UNCCD and Deutsche Welle, will be hosting a webinar exploring the themes of youth unemployment and land-based jobs. This webinar will focus specifically on Africa and aims to inspire people to start green business ventures in areas related to sustainable land management (SLM). As part of the event, we are calling for your participation! To this end, we are asking for content from you. We are encouraging you to send…