Land-use planning frameworks have traditionally focused on developing settlements and related infrastructures with limited consideration of biodiversity conservation and climate adaptation and mitigation requirements. It is underused in maximizing win-win solutions for human well-being and sustainability under the threat of global climate change. Awareness and knowledge of land-use planning as a tool for biodiversity and climate resilience are to…

The Japan Fund for Global Environment (JFGE) is seeking applications for its grant program to support Non Governmental Organization (NGO)/Non Profit Organization (NPO) engaged in environmental activities. The JFGE system provides comprehensive support through grants and other aid to projects by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in global environmental conservation, both in Japan and overseas, through a fund created by pooling the…

The accredited international postgraduate program Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ARTS) at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bonn cordially invites you to join the ARTS Seminar Series in winter term 2020/21 on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). On January 7th Isabel Kempf from the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) will give a presentation on SDG5…

The accredited international postgraduate program Agricultural Sciences and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ARTS) at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Bonn cordially invites you to join the ARTS Seminar on the Sustainable Development Goal 15: Combatting Desertification. On February 11th Dr. Barron Joseph Orr will give a presentation on SDG15: "Combatting Desertification". Dr. Barron Joseph Orr is the Lead…

Founded in 1951, the Nature Conservancy is a global conservation organization dedicated to conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends. Guided by science, we create innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world's toughest challenges so that nature and people can thrive together. We are tackling climate change, conserving lands, waters and oceans at unprecedented scale, providing food and water sustainably and helping make cities…

Bangladesh is a highly populated and agriculture dependent country, but climate change impacts, unsustainable agricultural practices, land degradation and over exploitation of natural resources threaten to undermine its agricultural development trajectory. To stem these trends, several projects are being implemented and formulated aimed at promoting a transition to more productive and sustainable agriculture at national and local levels. These…

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 will be a 20 minute webinar presented by Professor Pippa Chapman followed by 10 minutes for Q&A. Professor Pippa Chapman is Chair in Biogeochemistry at the University of Leeds. Professor Chapman's research activities centre on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem…

Many people understand the connection between greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and the climate crisis. However, few are familiar with the vast potential for carbon sequestration in our soils. Healthy soils are a critical component of achieving our urgent climate goals and increased resilience to climate-driven extremes like drought, heat, and floods. Carbon sequestration is the process of removing CO2 from the atmosphere and converting it…

Overcoming a global health emergency and preventing the global climate emergency will require an unprecedented level of cross-sector, cross-industry and cross-border collaboration. Over the last 10 years, Climate Action has been uniting the public, private and NGO sectors alongside the UN climate change summits by convening the largest multi-stakeholder forum at COP: The Sustainable Innovation Forum. Each year, the Forum plays a key role in…

The world’s growing population will need more and better food, from less farmable land, being produced by fewer farmers, in a far more volatile and changing climate. A more efficient and equitable agricultural system, in harmony with the environment, requires a step-change in how research is conducted and how its outputs and data are shared. Opening up agricultural research and data is key to accelerating new discoveries and translating them into…

The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD) has emerged as an important global gathering of scientists, practitioners, industry and government representatives and decision-makers, members of CSOs, NGOs, and international development aid agencies and other stakeholders from over 60 countries concerned about land and environmental degradation in drylands and living conditions in and around them, as well as their…

The 8-week course is designed in 3 phases that move the participants from ideation towards the successful implementation of a new sustainable business model for landscape restoration with 4 returns: return of natural capital, return of social capital, return of inspiration and return of financial capital. Building on our ENABLE’s first MOOC "A Business Approach to Sustainable Landscape Restoration", this second MOOC focuses on the potential for a…

The Land and Water Division (NSL) aims at enhancing the agricultural productivity and advancing the sustainable use of land and water resources through their improved tenure, management, development and conservation. It addresses the challenges member countries face in ensuring productive and efficient use of land and water resources in order to meet present and future demands for agricultural products, while ensuring the long-term sustainability…

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…

The OECD hosts 1500 events annually with some 140,000 delegates, bringing together representatives from governments, parliaments, international organisations, business, labour, and civil society to exchange ideas, share experiences, and forge progress across a range of policy areas. The deterioration of natural capital threatens the productivity of several economic sectors, ranging from agriculture and fisheries to tourism and industry. At the…

The Present into the Future? Newcastle's Town Moor in the 21st Century. With Prof. Chris Rodgers and Dr Olivia Dee, both of Newcastle University's Wastes and Strays Project. This is an interdisciplinary 3-year project involving academics from Newcastle University, Exeter University, Sheffield University, and Brighton University. It will study urban commons across England and will promote them as publicly accountable, open, green, spaces vital for…

Urbanization is rapidly overtaking China and India, the two most populous countries in the world. One-sixth of humanity now lives in either a Chinese or Indian city. This transformation has unleashed enormous pressures on land use, housing, and the environment. Despite the stakes, the workings of urban governance in China and India remain obscure and poorly understood. Xuefei Ren will present her new book Governing the Urban in China and India…

The expert panel addresses opportunities and thorny issues in driving action on nature as required by Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency. The event is chaired by Prof. Phoebe Barnard and Prof. Chris Rapley. Prof. Phoebe Barnard is a passionate global citizen with a fire in her belly about accelerating transformative and sustainable change in society. A behavioral and evolutionary ecologist by background, she is now a biodiversity and…

Land degradation processes are operating on the earth’s surface at varying temporal as well as spatial scales. These different processes cause tremendous pressure on various natural resources including soil, water, vegetation etc causing their non-judicious use as well as unscientific management leading to adverse effects on agricultural/ecosystem productivity as well as environmental quality. The estimation as well as monitoring of diverse…

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…

All the UN member states have committed to achieve the Sustainable Development Targets by 2030. However, there is a clear gap between what is being committed and the delivery of the commitments. For example, in 2020 National Voluntary Reports only seven countries reported on specific land targets. No country reported on the all three key land targets. The gap prevails based on many reasons ranging from lack of political will to resources…

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. Since 2007, the Central African Forest Observatory (OFAC) has been working to create information networks, establish analytical and communication tools, and produce flagship regional publications to provide reliable, relevant and accessible data on the state…

Increasing global consumption has resulted in unsustainable land-use practices, that includes excessive use of chemicals, poor waste management, deforestation amongst other negative practices This practices are also a major reason for continued water and land degradation, a process that affects critical biodiversity and livelihoods across the region, ultimately increasing Green house gases and increasing vulnerability to climate change impacts…

Proforest is seeking a motivated, organised, and experienced professional to support their growing portfolio of production landscape & responsible sourcing work. This is an exciting opportunity to work with agricultural & forestry production companies, major international brands and other key stakeholders (government and civil society) to develop and implement their responsible production strategies and support implementation of land use planning…

Several studies have been conducted on the economic gains to society by investing in restoration. A global estimation is that for every R16 (roughly a dollar) spent on restoration, up to R1 200 (75-dollars) of economic benefits can be recovered. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to speed up collaboration amongst all stakeholders and across all UN member states to invest in restoration. There are several impediments to restoration, such…