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Forest/Woodland

Fire, pest and diseases control

Biological degradation

Country

Spain

Source

WOCAT

The main purposes of thinning dense pine forests are the prevention of fires by reducing the fuel load and its continuity, and to improve pine regeneration by eliminating the competition between different species. As a result, the quality of the plants is improved and the amount of dead or sick plants is reduced, which is essential to ensure a healthy forest. This also leads to a higher resistance to pests which in turn again decreases the risk of fire.

E-Course: Global Framework For A Pollution-Free Planet

Courses

Training

Others

Language

English

Organization

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

This four hour course, provided by the UN Environment Programme, introduces the science, the current global legal framework, and the elements of a framework for action to mitigate the growing threat of pollution worldwide. Upon successful completion of the course, participants will receive a certificate from UN Environment. The e-learning course is comprised of three lessons which provide links to the relevant information and concepts of the…

Fédération Nationale des Organisations Paysannes

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Burkina Faso

Consultant on Best Available Techniques for Air Pollution Control and Management in North-East Asia

Work & Volunteer

Job vacancies

Country

Korea, Republic of

End date

15 October 2021

Language

English

Organization

Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

Result of Service A report on Best Available Techniques (BAT) application in air pollution control and management policies in North-East Asia. Outputs/Work Assignment In accordance with the conclusion of SPC-3 and under the overall guidance to be given by the SPC and member governments, the consultant t is expected to develop a comprehensive report of the development, use and application of BAT (or similar concepts) policies and measures to air…

Contribution au Développement Rural

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Niger

Neno Active Youth in Development Organization

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Malawi

Stonelines

Cropland

Soil erosion control

Soil erosion by water

Country

Kenya

Source

WOCAT

Stone lines are constructed along the contours to slow down the speed of runoff, reduce soil erosion, and enhance water infiltration. In addition, the stone barrier blocks and settles down the sediments transported from the upper slopes. Stone constructions are often used to rehabilitate eroded and abandoned land.

Project Manager - Expert(e) en Pollution du sol

Work & Volunteer

Job vacancies

Country

Belgium

Language

French

Organization

ABV DEVELOPMENT

Basé à Wavre, ABV Environment est un bureau d'études spécialisé dans le secteur de l'environnement, de la sécurité, de l'aménagement du territoire. ABV Environment est expert agréé en Pollution du Sol/Gestion des Sols en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Wallonie et Flandre. Missions : Intégré au sein de l'équipe de Project Management, vous soutenez vos clients dans leur démarche d'obtention de leur permis, et d'aboutissement de leur projet. Prise en…

2021 State of Climate Services: Water

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05-10-2021

More than two billion people are living in countries under water stress and 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to water at least one month per year. Meanwhile, water-related hazards have increased in frequency for the past 20 years. Since 2000, flood-related disasters have increased by 134%…

Arid land to a fertile Eden: permaculture lessons from Portugal

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08-03-2017

Tamera’s ecology experts transformed an area at risk of desertification – and say they can do the same anywhere in the world

Autonomous adaptation to droughts in an agro-silvo-pastoral system in Alentejo

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08-03-2017

Herdade do Freixo do Meio is an organic certified farm of 440 hectares located in the Alentejo region in the south of Portugal, a region characterized by the multifunctional agro-silvo-pastoral system of cork and holm oak trees, named montado. This farm employs about 20 people and produces cork…

Growing More for a Growing World-0.7% Is All We Have To Grow All Our Food

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06-03-2017

0.7% Is All We Have To Grow All Our Food

There are vast forests in the world's deserts and drylands—about 1.8 million square miles of them (467 million hectares), an area larger than the size of India!

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24-05-2017

A group of scientists announced a surprising discovery in Science magazine: There are vast forests in the world's deserts and drylands—about 1.8 million square miles of them (467 million hectares), an area larger than the size of India! Researchers at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, WRI…

Transforming Africa’s livestock sector is key to food security amid surging demand for meat and milk, report finds

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15-07-2020

Without sustainable growth of its livestock sector, Africa is expected to import up to a fifth of meat and milk within the next 30 years, according to the Malabo Montpellier Panel.

Programme Solidarité Eau

UNCCD accredited CSOs

France

Tijuana Calidad de Vida

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Mexico

Swazi Indigenous Products

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Eswatini

Entrepreneurs without Frontiers

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Belgium

Pronatura Noreste A.C.

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Mexico

Land reclamation by agave forestry with native species

Forest/Woodland

Afforestation/Reforestation

Soil erosion by water

Country

Mexico

Source

FAO

Native trees, shrubs and grasses planted through participatory action. One part of the agave is planted in continuous lines to create a green wall to control soil and water runoff and the other part is planted in staggered. In addition, other native plants are planted between the lines of agave, to be used as food, fodder and/or medicinal products.

Land and Village Association

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Congo, Republic of the

Trees on mountain slopes together with moisture accumulating trenches

Forest/Woodland

Soil erosion control