An EU initiative against deforestation and forest degradation is a response to the persistence of the issue of global deforestation and the increasing awareness of the link between deforestation and agricultural expansion. The EU, as a major importer of agricultural commodities, is part of the problem but can also be part of the solution. You can contribute to this consultation by filling in the online questionnaire. Questionnaires are available…

To halt global biodiversity loss and the degradation of ecosystems, we have partnered with the Quadrature Climate Foundation on an ambitious two-year project aimed at transforming hearts and minds around the way food is produced in the UK and overseas. We now need you to join this initiative as Land Use, Climate and Nature Policy Manager to lead a key sub-project about how land is managed in the UK. Join us and you will create a vision for UK…

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification are organising a high-level side event in the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. The event will be an opportunity for member nations of the Commonwealth to explore new ways to deliver ambitious, coordinated and accelerated action that will help achieve a land-degradation neutral world and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and support…

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…

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…

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…