The Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC) assists the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and is an integral part of the Performance Review and Assessment of Implementation System (PRAIS). The 17th session of the CRIC is scheduled to take place in January 2019 in Guyana Key issues to be addressed, will be among many others: Land degradation and land cover…

Given the escalating population growth, intensified cropping, widespread land degradation and shrinking agricultural land, sustaining agricultural production through improved soil management is critical to the issue of food security and poverty alleviation in developing countries. Integrated soil health and fertility management (ISHFM) is the key in raising productivity levels while maintaining the natural resource base. This training course aims…

The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) invites applications for the position of Project Coordinator: North-East Cape Grassland Protected Area Project to support the National Protected Area Expansion Strategy. The work aligns with the WWF-SA Grassland Programme which aims to, among others: Enable the conservation of South Africa’s natural assets in priority landscapes through appropriate and innovative protected area expansion…

Join the Kenya Voluntary and Community Development Project (KVCDP) in this program which tries to bring an end to environmental destruction and improve the environmental condition in Kenya. This practice will lead to maintenance of global biodiversity, fruitful productivity and steady ecological systems. Key volunteer benefits, among others: A wider understanding of environmental issues; Volunteers shall get a chance to practice their acquired…

The Eastern Alps Hydrographic District extends invitation to the 2nd International Conference on Citizen Observatories for natural hazards and Water Management (COWM2018). COWM2018 will focus on the potential of Citizen Science in the European (and beyond) innovation landscape, and in particular in the fields of: Environmental Monitoring; Natural Risks management; Land use monitoring and management. The Conference will investigate the role and…

The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in collaboration with the Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity of Ethiopia is soliciting applications for the Water Resource Management Specialist position. The objective of this role is to assist with an ongoing project which will among others: Develop national standards in water resource management; Formulate legal frame works, policies and guides relevant to water resource…

Are you committed and/or leader in advancing sustainability for landscapes and communities? (rights, climate change, land management, agriculture, oceans, food, forests and more!). Want to be part of a global community of youth working to promote sustainable land management through the landscapes approach? Have a passion for going beyond words and want to be part of a movement to action? Then take part in the 2018 Youth in Landscapes Initiative…

TMG Research GmbH is seeking an intern to assist with the the Global Soil Week. The Global Soil Week brings together the different work streams of TMG Research GmbH in the areas of landscape restoration, sustainable land management, and responsible land governance. Since 2012, four Global Soil Week (GSW) events have brought together stakeholders from different backgrounds to find integrative responses to land and soil-related challenges to…

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is soliciting applications for a consultancy position. The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and the Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) is a pan-African initiative to restore and sustainably manage land in the Sahel-Saharan region in order to address both poverty and land degradation. In more recent years the vision has evolved into an integrated ecosystem management approach for the achievement of…

UNCCD Parties decided, at the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) in Ordos that the secretariat should commission a study on “The role that measures taken to implement the Convention can play to address desertification/land degradation and drought as one of the drivers that causes migration”. The secretariat therefore invites contributions from UNCCD Parties, UN Agencies and other international organizations, Civil Society…