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Natural Resources Management (NRM) Expert

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Turkey

Application date

2017-08-10

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English

Turkish

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations invites applications for the position of Natural Resources Management (NRM) Expert from qualified Turkish nationals with specific focus on forest and agricultural lands rehabilitation and planning, within the framework of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Scientific Conceptual Framework for LDN released in English, French and Spanish

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News

The UNCCD Science-Policy Interface (SPI) released the Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in English, Spanish and French. The conceptual framework provides a scientific basis for understanding, implementing and monitoring LDN. It has been designed to create a bridge…

Exploring future changes in land use and land condition and the impacts on food, water, climate change and biodiversity: Scenarios for the UNCCD Global Land Outlook

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08-08-2017

The pressure on land is growing in many regions of the world, due to the increasing demand for arable crops, meat and dairy products, bio-energy and timber, and is exacerbated by land degradation and climate change. This policy report provides scenario projections for the UNCCD Global Land Outlook…

Sustainable Land Management for Climate and People

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Publication

Land provides crucial ecosystem services for human existence and human well-being, including provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural services. Those services provide among others the production of fresh air, food, feed, fuel and fibre. They regulate the risks of natural hazards and climate…

Poetry advocacy initiative: you are invited

UNCCD Content

News

UNDP has launched an outreach campaign to advocate collective awareness and appreciation for issues of land, nature and broader environmental themes. The initiative is designed to involve practitioners and citizens more directly in the issues of the upcoming UNCCD COP13 (link to the COP13 page)…

Impediments to inland resettlement under conditions of accelerated sea level rise

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03-08-2017

Global mean sea level rise (GMSLR) stemming from the multiple effects of human-induced climate change has potentially dramatic effects for inland land use planning and habitability. Recent research suggests that GMSLR may endanger the low-elevation coastal zone sooner than expected, reshaping…

Sahel monsoon may see African drylands bloom

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03-08-2017

Suddenly, a drought-stricken African region could benefit from a Sahel monsoon, with climate change storm clouds breaking over Chad and Mali.

Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017

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02-08-2017

The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2017 reviews progress made towards the 17 Goals in the second year of implementation of the 2030 Agenda, supported by multiple charts and infographics. This report follows the recently published report of the United Nations Secretary-General on "Progress…

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Organic farming reaches record level in Germany

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01-08-2017

Increasing numbers of German farmers are relying on organic production, with 7.5 percent of all arable land now cultivated ecologically. The government has set its sights on an ambitious target of 20 percent.