Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire – The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Global Mechanism (GM) of UNCCD, in partnership with UN Women, are joining forces to build the capacity of African stakeholders on the climate change/land degradation nexus through the implementation of the Nationally Determined…

10 evenings, 3 locations, 70 musicians from 20 countries – Over the Border Festival is back in full swing for the fifth time! While the pandemic forced the festival organizers, the participants and their fans to face many challenges over the past year and a half, they are determined to bring the…

Video file Sand and dust storms (SDS), also known as sirocco, haboob, yellow dust, white storms, and the harmattan, are a natural phenomenon linked with land and water management and climate change. They are a combination of different hazards, such as sand, dust and wind. The fluctuation in their…

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) – the world’s largest science-led multi-sectoral platform for integrated land use – will take place in Bonn, Germany on 19 – 20 December, 2017. The GLF is gathering world-renown experts to exchange ideas and help put communities and local realities at the center of…

In view of the implementation of the Land Degradation Neutrality Target Setting Programme (LDN TSP), an inception workshop for countries that recently committed to set national voluntary LDN targets and did not participate in previous workshops, was organized on 14th-15th October 2016, prior to ‘The…

Patricia Kombo is a young social entrepreneur and a climate activist from Kenya. She studied journalism at Moi University and is known for her tree planting activities, especially her nonprofit PaTree Initiative that planted over 10,000 trees as of 2020. She is actively engaging school students in…

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The fourth “International Sand and Dust Storms Workshop” started today in Istanbul. The workshop will enable countries to share knowledge and experience in search of solutions to reduce the negative impacts of sand and dust storms. The workshop, hosted by the Government of Turkey, will continue…

The World Day to Combat Desertification (WDCD) is observed every year on 17 June. This year the Day's slogan is "Enhancing soils anywhere enhances life everywhere". The year 2010 is the International Year dedicated to Biodiversity. To this end, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification…

Santiago de Chile – 5 December 2017 – The seminar “Caring for the planet begins with the soil” at San Sebastian University gathered representatives of academia, government agents, producers, researchers, international organizations, civil society members and students to discuss the protection and…