Becoming land degradation neutral is not simply about restoring degraded lands. It is about self interest making sure the land can still provide food and fresh water for us, our children, and to the third and fourth generations. It is about giving every child, from Mongolia to Afghanistan and from…

At the 1st Africa Action Summit which was held on 16 November on the margins of the Climate Change meeting in Marrakesh (UNFCCC COP22), the African Heads of States agreed to speed up the implementation of initiatives that are critical to their countries’ development. These initiatives include the…

On Friday 16 October in Ankara, Turkey, Marco Lambertini, Director General of WWF International, addressed a COP12 side event on the conceptualization and further development of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund. In a video message Mr. Lambertini emphasized that the Land Degradation Neutrality…

On Friday 16 October, a COP side event took place on the conceptualization and further development of the Land Degradation Neutrality Fund - a collaborative undertaking, anchored on achieving the Land Degradation Neutrality target of the Sustainable Development Goals. Opening the event, the…