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Affluence drives the global displacement of land use (GEC, Volume 23, Issue 2, April 2013, Pages 433-438) OA

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05-10-2016

Increasing affluence is often postulated as a main driver for the human footprint on biologically productive areas, identified among the main causes of biodiversity loss, but causal relationships are obscured by international trade.

World Disasters Report 2020: Come Heat or High Water

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17-11-2020

The failure to protect the people most vulnerable to climate change is especially alarming given the steady increase in the number of climate and weather-related disasters. According to the World Disasters Report, the average number of climate and weather-related disasters per decade has increased…

Finance for nature: bridging the blue-green investment gap to inform the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

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17-08-2021

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is dedicated to promoting sustainable development. It recognizes the conservation and management of biological diversity is an integral part of the development process and is not simply a matter of protection. A revised and updated ten-year Strategic Plan…

Agriculture Sustainability Analyst Intern

Work & Volunteer

Internship opportunities

Application date

2021-04-30

Language

English

Organization

WWF-World Wildlife Fund

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organization, seeks an Agriculture Sustainability Analyst Intern. This paid internship provides an opportunity to improve research and project coordination skills in a professional setting, gain knowledge about companies and environmental issues, and contribute to WWF’s mission. The intern will work closely with members of WWF’s Private Sector Engagement and Freshwater & Food…

Agriculture Sustainability Analyst Intern

Work & Volunteer

Internship opportunities

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Organization

World Wildlife Fund

Combating Climate Change? Combat Land Degradation, Says UNCCD Chief

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27-11-2017

Land restoration is not a “glamorous subject even when you give all the numbers,” admits Monique Barbut, the Executive Secretary of United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification UNCCD). But she also stresses that by 2050, the world population will reach 10 billion. To feed that extra 2.4…

B.Sc in sustainable Agriculture

University Programs

Bachelor

Country

Italy

Application date

2018-05-15

Language

English

Organization

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

The Bachelor program in Sustainable Agriculture for Food quality and Environment is designed for students that wish to gain a thorough interdisciplinary knowledge and practical experience on the application of innovation along the agri-food value chain, from the fields to the table, to produce safe, sustainable and high quality food.

Rare Inc.

UNCCD accredited CSOs

United States of America

Centre d'échange d'informations de la Côte d'Ivoire (CHM)

Knowledge Sharing System

Link

http://ci.chm-cbd.net/

Reporting entity

UNCCD Knowledge Hub

Rangeland ecosystem services: shifting focus from supply to reconciling supply and demand (Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment)

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04-10-2016

The value of rangelands depends on both their ability to supply ecosystem services and society’s demand for such services. Societal demand for ecosystem services provided by rangelands has diversified in the past decades, transitioning from demand primarily for provisioning services to now commonly…

First Arab Land Conference 26-28 February 2018

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22-01-2018

Soil organic matter is a key soil component that plays a critical role in ecosystem functioning including soil productivity and resilience to erosion and drought. Most Arab countries are located in semi-arid and arid areas with dominance of drylands soils with poor organic matter content and soil…

Great Green Wall Event at COP26

UNCCD Content

News

FR | SP | AR | CH | RU Event photos on Flickr A statement by UNCCD Executive Secretary Ibrahim Thiaw As the latest round of climate negotiations got underway in Glasgow, at an event co-hosted by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, French President Emmanuel Macron and Mauritanian President…

Africa developing new tools to build resilience to future drought shocks

UNCCD Content

Press release

Bonn, 23 October 2019 – Droughts have decimated communities and livelihoods in Africa for long. This year alone, over 45 million people across Africa, mostly in Eastern and Southern Africa, are food insecure due to prolonged droughts. The Africa Risk Capacity (ARC) and the United Nations Convention…

China Hosts its First Global Environmental Summit on Desertification

UNCCD Content

News

6 September 2017 – Ordos, China – Zhang Jianlong, Minister of State Forestry Administration, China, this morning opened the first ever United Nations conferences of the Rio Conventions to be hosted in China. The thirteenth session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is…

Gagner le prix « Land for Life »… un an plus tard

UNCCD Content

News

English version below M. Mathieu Ouédraogo, fondateur et président de Réseau MARP au Burkina Faso, a reçu les honneurs en 2019, alors que le projet collectif qu’il porte s’est mérité le « Land for Life Award » décerné par la CNULCD. Récemment, le projet a également été reconnu par les Energy Globe…

B.Sc Sustainable Agriculture

Bachelor

Country

Germany

Application date

2017-08-15

Language

English

Organization

Hochschule Rhein-Waal

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is offering a 7 semester B.Sc. Sustainable Agriculture course in English.

Sustainable Agriculture Programme Leader needed!

Work & Volunteer

Job vacancies

Country

Italy

Application date

2019-03-29

Language

English

French

Spanish

French

Arabic

Chinese, Simplified

Russian

Organization

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)

The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) seeks a Strategic Programme Leader (SPL) on Sustainable Agriculture based in Rome, Italy. The Programme Leader ensures provision of technical and policy advice to member countries on innovative practices and technologies that sustainably increase agriculture productivity in all sectors (crop, livestock, fisheries, aquaculture and forestry), promote adaptation and resilience to climate change and…

Land and Drought

UNCCD Content

Content Page

Fresh water is a vital and defining feature for sustainable development. Globally, over two billion people live in countries that experience high water stress (UN-Water 2019 from UN, 2018). Other estimates are even more pessimistic, with up to four billion people – over half the population of the…

UNCCD ES Monique Barbut Calls for Long-Term Solutions Not Just Quick Fixes To Drought

UNCCD Content

Press release

Bonn, Germany, 22 February 2016 – “Protect Earth. Restore Land. Engage People. This is the slogan for this year’s World Day to Combat Desertification to be held on 17 June. I am calling for solidarity from the international community with the people who are battling the ravages of drought and flood…

Canada shows strong support for UNCCD Gender Action Plan

UNCCD Content

News

Statement on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought June 17, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, today issued the following statement: Today marks the anniversary of the 1994 adoption of the United Nations…

Centro de Assessoria e Apoio aos Trabalhadores e Instituições não Governamentais Alternativas

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Brazil

Forest and Agroforestry Promoters

UNCCD accredited CSOs

Cameroon

Sustainable Agricultural Land Management

University Programs

Courses

Others

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Organization

University of Florida

This online course will cover the agricultural and urban water quality issues in Florida (United States of America), their bases, land and nutrient management strategies, and the science and policy behind the Best Management Practices (BMPs). Students will learn to evaluate BMPs research and analyze its role in determining practices and policies that protect water quality. In this course you will learn: Introduction to Sustainable Agricultural…

An interesting B.Sc. in Sustainable Agriculture

University Programs

Bachelor

Country

Germany

Application date

2019-07-15

Language

English

Organization

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve

Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences offers the English language course of study (B.Sc.) Sustainable Agriculture at their campus location in Kleve. In this path of study the agriculture and horticulture production systems are analyzed and evaluated as a part of the value chain with regard to their sustainability. As an outcome optimization strategies target all the three major areas of sustainability: environmental stewardship, economic…

Gender-Responsive Land Degradation Neutrality

Global Land Outlook Working Paper

Publication date

01 September 2017

Author

Atieno Mboya Samandari

This paper will discuss emerging trends in gender dimensions of land degradation, making an argument for the importance of taking gender roles into account when making policies and laws to promote land degradation neutrality. Women comprise 43% of the world’s agricultural labor force, rising to 70% in some countries.4 In Africa, for instance, 80% of agricultural production comes from small-holder farmers, who are mostly rural women.