Food, agriculture and livelihoods: how can we sustainably grow food to meet future demand? Join us for the Dubai Expo talks and become a part of an exchange of inspiring new perspectives that tackle the challenges of our time, on topics ranging from space to biodiversity. The session which will…

“Land Belongs to the Future - Let’s Climate Proof It!” The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The theme of this year's WDCD is ecosystem-based adaptation. With the slogan ‘Land Belongs to the Future, Let’s Climate Proof It’, the 2014 WDCD…

Niger plans to hold a ministerial-level open debate on the humanitarian impact of environmental degradation on peace and security. The focus will be on the Sahel region, although participants are also encouraged to broaden the geographical scope of the discussion. The President of the ICRC, Peter…

Canada Deposits its Instrument of Ratification to Re-Join the UNCCD Statement of Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary of the UNCCD Yesterday, the Government of Canada communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations its accession to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

At the invitation of the Government of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, the seventeenth session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) will take place in Georgetown, Guyana on 28-30 January 2019. The meeting will take place at Guyana International…

In order to achieve LDN by 2030, there is a need to mobilize large amounts of financial resources for land rehabilitation and degradation avoidance. Public resources alone will not be sufficient. Attracting private sector financing will be crucial. The UNCCD Global Mechanism is collaborating with…

Desertification manifests itself in many different forms across the vast region of Asia and the Pacific. Out of a total land area of 4.3 billion hectares reaching from the Mediterranean coast to the shores of the Pacific, Asia contains some 1.7 billion hectares of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid…

Antalya, Turkey – 15 March, 2018 – 62 experts from 22 countries of Northern Mediterranean, Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia attended the first regional training workshop on the new UNCCD reporting process. Participants included UNCCD national focal points, representatives of the National…

The series of films aims to celebrate the global observance of the Desertification and Drought Day on 17 June 2020 and raise awareness on the theme this year: Food, Feed and Fibre. Film 1 | Film 2 | Film 3 | Film 4 | Film 5 | Film 6 Film 1: The chef on a sustainability mission Chef Megha Kohli is a…

UNCCD presents some of this year's milestones, which have become a reality thanks to the continued cooperation and unwavering support of the UNCCD family and stakeholders: 25 anniversary of UNCCD was celebrated this year 123 countries are now part of the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting…

The Global Support Programme (GSP) provides assistance to country Parties to enable,e the reporting process of the UNCCD. GSP is funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment). The Global Mechanism (GM) of the UNCCD is the…

Mediterranean countries commit to restore at least 8 million hectares of degraded forest ecosystems by 2030. An important target for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality Through a series of thematic discussions on all aspects of forest and landscape restoration, including governance and…

Bonn, Germany – The Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD COP13 requested by the decisions 3/COP.13 and 14/COP.13 he Global Mechanism of the UNCCD to continue developing partnerships in support of the implementation of the Convention and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) as well as to promote…

As the world enters the fourth month of the corona crisis, the new Bureau of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC) met online, with members dialing in from different corners of the world to represent five regional UNCCD annexes. The Bureau reviewed the CRIC work…

Podgorica, Montenegro – Delegation of Montenegro took part in UNCCD COP14, together with nearly 9 000 participants from all over the world. It was a key opportunity for the country to connect with different parties and set up joint goals for addressing desertification, land degradation and drought…

COVID-19 pandemic surfaced clearly the necessity, value and benefits of sustainability in our daily lives which can be enhanced through an effective synergy between climate action, biodiversity protection and land use. 2020 Desertification and Drought Day with its theme Food.Feed.Fibre is an…