The Global Food and Environment Institute (GFEI) are delighted to invite you to join our December webinar ‘Soil, land use and climate change: the role of soil organic carbon'. This seminar also links timely with World Soil Day (WSD) which is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and to advocate for the sustainable management of soil resources. Professor Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at…

Climate change is one of the greatest global challenges of our time, Its adverse effects require the rapid reduction of existing emission levels as well as the prevention of further emissions growth in rapidly developing regions. Only a combination of both approaches will allow us to achieve the targets of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. New technologies do not only play a significant role in climate change mitigation and adaptation…

Over 40 percent of the world’s population is affected by land degradation. Land degradation threatens food security, fuels violent conflict, drives biodiversity loss and contributes to the climate crisis through carbon and nitrous oxide emissions. It costs the global economy around USD 6–10 trillion per year, or roughly 10 percent of gross world product. One of the most promising solutions to land degradation is restoration, which aims to regain…

El propósito del premio “Land for Life” es galardonar a aquellos enfoques y prácticas integrales sobre los aspectos ecológicos y sociales de la gestión sostenible de las tierras como medio para alcanzar la neutralidad en materia de degradación de las tierras. El proceso de nominación se llevará a cabo de la siguiente manera: Formulario en línea: Quienes quieran proponer una candidatura tendrán que rellenar nuestro formulario en línea y aportar la…

Unsustainable land use affects directly the local water cycle leading to less rain, and consequently land erosion and desertification are a result of these processes in dry climates. In this project we will focus on coastal areas around the Mediterranean .If successful, this may bring prosperity to the poorest regions, enhance water safety, sequester greenhouse gases, reduce weather extremes, and increase sustainable food production.The challenge…

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. What you will learn from this course? The business potential for Integrated Landscape Management and Restoration; Land degradation and…

The Institution of Surveyors of Tanzania (IST), the Tanzanian Institution of Valuers & Estate Surveyors (TIVEA) in collaboration with the Commonwealth Association of Surveying & Land Economy (CASLE) is organizing an international conference on Sustainable Development Goals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This E- learning course teaches innovative carbon accounting methodology in Sustainable Agriculture Land Management (SALM) . It is approved by the Voluntary Carbon Standards (VCS) and validated in Kenya. SALM allows access of smallholder farmers in developing countries to carbon markets.Applicants will study access development topics through online courses that are customized to your needs. Dive into our catalog of virtually facilitated and self…

he Nauru R2R project Outcome 2 focuses on the development of an integrated landscape management practices to be adopted by local communities living with the ‘bottom-side’ and applicable ‘ridge’ and ‘topside’ areas not covered by mining. The Senior Technical Advisor will be expected to work with Division of Environment and Agriculture to develop an integrated agriculture and land use plan for Nauru R2R project sites. The plan is essential for…

Permaculture is platform with a set of design principles centered around whole systems thinking simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. Tune back into nature and re-align your mind, body and soul. The 72 hour Permaculture Design Certificate course covers subjects ranging from ethics and principles of permaculture, natural systems, aquaculture, sustainable design methods, patterns in…

Pour des solutions fondées sur les terres Plus de 3,2 milliards de personnes vivent aujourd’hui sur les 2 milliards d’hectares de terre qui sont dégradées dans le monde. Les phénomènes de dégradation des terres et de désertification s’amplifient et touchent tous les continents en mettant en péril les modes de vie. Pour une action renouvelée dans ce domaine, et dans la lignée notamment de la signature de l’Accord de Paris sur le climat, la France…

UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office (ITPO) Germany has launched a Global Call for Innovative Solutions in Cleantech and Sustainable Land Management on 1 July 2021. The Global Call aims to identify and promote readily deployable and scalable solutions and innovative technologies from the private sector to address the adverse effects of climate change and ultimately contribute to inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economic…

Integrated landscape management and large-scale landscape restoration should be in every company’s business strategy. This requires business professionals with a vision, the right knowledge and skills. This MOOC aims to train the next generation of business professionals and developers to acknowledge business’ interdependency with healthy landscapes and understand the value of ecosystem resources. The key modules include, among many others: The…

The Ministry of Lands, Housing, and Urban Development has been collaborating with the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Urban Development in the process of developing the National Agriculture Investment Plan (NAIP) for the period 2018-2022, a successor of the Agriculture Sector Wide Approach (ASWAp) 2011-2016. The collaboration has been aimed at ensuring systematic consideration and integration of key land issues critical to the national…

Large scale public and especially private investment is needed to restore degraded land, protect forests and enhance productivity to generate income and jobs for rural communities. At present, however, growing demand for food and materials leads to ever increasing demand for land, resulting in rapid deforestation, land degradation and habitat loss. Reversing these trends by restoring degraded landscapes, protecting forests, and making degraded…

Healthy soils are the basis for sustainable agriculture, but they are threatened by erosion and nutrient loss, worsened by climate change. The use of artificial soils - mixtures of waste materials – would drastically increase the availability of soil for developments (ecotowns, agricultural land). In this PhD project, you will characterise major N-sources and N-cycling microbial communities in artificial soils, and use this knowledge to improve…

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 requires the acknowledgement of business’ interdependency with healthy landscapes and understand the value of ecosystem resources…

Land degradation is a serious issue in Cambodia posing a direct threat to food and water security since it affects agricultural productivity and water retention capacity of watersheds. It is linked with deforestation and forest degradation and exacerbated by climate change perpetuating increased vulnerability to climate-related risks in turn. The project title 'Collaborative Management for Watershed and Ecosystem Service Protection and…

The global programme “Soil protection and rehabilitation for food security“, implemented by GIZ for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), is launching the free MOOC “Land Matters!” in cooperation with the University of Leeds – School of Earth and Environment and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT). Who can participate? Anyone who would like to extend and share their…