The Land Degradation and Development Journal accepted and advertised a proposal formulated by Claudio Zucca (member of DNI Advisory Board),  Michael Cherlet (member of DNI Steering Committee), and other colleagues, for a special issue on “Land Degradation and Desertification mapping and Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) targets“.   A call for papers is now open! Authors wishing to […]

The new issue of UNCCD CSO Newsletter is now available. This seventh issue contains information on the upcoming events, including the online event between the CSOs and Land Degradation Neutrality Fund and the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. It also contains news from CSOs accredited to the UNCCD, explores latest reports and publications […]

Earth Day is celebrated annually on 22 April. The second Earth Day Live digital event will take place today, and the theme for this year is: Restore our Earth. Several major climate-related events will take place in parallel on 22 April,  including: the Leaders’ Summit on Climate, hosted by the United States, which will be highlighting the urgent need […]

Prof. Jorge Batlle-Sales, member of DNI Advisory Board, has been elected as Chair of the International Network of Salt-Affected Soils (INSAS), inside the Global Soil Partnership (GSP), Land and Water Division (NSL),Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Further information about the INSAS can be found here.

The theme of World Water Day 2021 (22/03/2021) is valuing water. The 2021 World Water Development Report on “Valuing Water” assesses the current status of and challenges to the valuation of water across differing sectors and perspectives and identifies ways in which valuation can be promoted as a tool help achieve sustainability. How do you […]

The 4p1000 initiative aims to demonstrate that agriculture is paramount to ensure food security and fight against climate change. We encourage you to read the 11th newsletter from the 4p1000 initiative in English, French or Spanish, hoping that it will keep you informed.  

Each year on 17th June the United Nations holds a World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought. This year the event will focus on how production and consumption affect the condition of land. The growing demand for land to produce food, feed and fibre is a leading driver of desertification and land degradation. To find […]

In the aftermath of the 14th Conference of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP.14) in September 2019 in New Delhi, India, the UNCCD secretariat invited independent scientists from all UN regions and organizations and all relevant disciplines and thematic areas, to apply for several vacant positions in the SPI. Vacancies had arisen […]

Agricultural soils can play an important role not only for food security but also for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The Initiative launched by France (December 2015) at COP 21 is intended to engage the public and private sectors under this framework. The Third “4 per 1000 Initiative Day” was held in Madrid, on the […]

For the first time at a COP, the Science-Policy Interface of the UNCCD (UNCCD-SPI) organized a Science Day at the Rio Pavilions. The full-day meeting was opened by the SPI co-chair, Dr. Mariam Akhtar-Schuster, followed by a welcome address from the Deputy Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, Pradeep Monga, and in the afternoon by the […]

Approximately 6000 participants attended the meeting. The Parties to the Convention agreed on actions to further implement the Convention’s goals for 2018-2030 for furthering sustainable development by combatting land degradation and showing pragmatic ways to enhance resilience to droughts. Over 30 decisions were taken at the Conference which can be found here: https://www.unccd.int/sites/default/files/sessions/documents/2019-10/cop23add1%20-%20advance%20new.pdf  The Conference […]