3
May
A virtual fair of the “4 per 1000” International Initiative “Reducing air pollution and greenhouse gases by improving soil health !”

The “4 per 1000” Initiative is organising a virtual fair in the framework of the EU Green Week.   Greenhouse gases (GHG) are part of the natural carbon and nitrogen cycles. Human industrial activities have led to excessive concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, turning them into pollutants. The fair is opportunity to showcase […]

6
May
  • 7:00 to 8:15
Webinars on land-based jobs for youth – Building your business and seizing opportunities

UNCCD and Deutsche Welle are organising a series of webinars for young people aged 15 to 35 years, who want to create sustainable jobs in the land sector. The Webinar on Land-based Jobs for the Youth #3: Building your business and seizing opportunities will take place online on 6 May 2021 at 07:00 UTC. Interpretation would be […]

20
May
  • United Nations Headquarters. New York
High-level dialogue on desertification, land degradation and drought

The President of the General Assembly will convene a High-level Dialogue to assess the progress made in the fight against DLDD, and map the way forward in view of the end of the UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification. The dialogue will take place on 20 May 2021, at United Nations Headquarters […]

26
April
  • Online
16th Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF 16)

The 16th session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF 16) will take place on 26-30 April 2021 online. What is UNFF 16? The event will include technical discussions on the UNFF’s thematic priorities, a high-level roundtable, and presentations of documentation and subsequent general discussions. The session will be a technical session and is thematically […]

2
June
  • Online
RESTORING AFRICA’S DRYLANDS: ACCELERATING ACTION ON THE GROUND

On 2-3 June 2021, GLF will host the first-ever digital conference focused entirely on Africa’s drylands and how integrative restoration practices can see them flourish once again. The event will be held just before the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, which runs from 2021 to 2030. The event’s concept is available in […]

11
May
  • Online
Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Climate Week 2021

The UN Climate Change Secretariat announced the Regional Climate Weeks for 2021 (RCW2021)! The RCWs include series of events that provide space for a grassroots exchange of knowledge and best practices across the region on: Implementation of  Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Global Climate Action (GCA). The […]

6
July
  • Online
Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2021

The UN Climate Change Secretariat announced the Regional Climate Weeks for 2021 (RCW2021)! The RCWs include series of events that provide space for a grassroots exchange of knowledge and best practices across the region on: Implementation of  Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Global Climate Action (GCA). The […]

15
June
  • Online
Africa Climate Week 2021

The UN Climate Change Secretariat announced the Regional Climate Weeks for 2021 (RCW2021)! The RCWs include series of events that provide space for a grassroots exchange of knowledge and best practices across the region on: Implementation of  Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and Global Climate Action (GCA). The […]

26
March
  • 13:30 to 15:30
  • Online
Food Systems Summit CIVIL SOCIETY PUBLIC FORUM

As a continuation of the civil society webinar series in 2020 and the Action Track Public Forums, the Food Systems Summit will host a Civil Society Public Forum on 26 March 2021 from 13:30-15:30 CET. The Forum will have representatives from the Action Tracks and Food Systems Summit Dialogues to share progress and emerging ideas, […]

25
March
  • 14:00 to 16:30
  • Online
IPBES Online conference to seek early input into the scoping process of the business and biodiversity assessment

Save the date! IBES 2-day online conference will take place on 25-26 March 2021. The purpose of this online conference is to seek early input into the scoping process of the business and biodiversity assessment. To register for the online conference, please follow this link. Agenda Day 1, Thursday 25 March 2021): Introduction and topic […]

22
March
  • Online
Celebration of World Water Day 2021

World Water Day will be celebrated in an online event that will take place on 22 March 2021. The core topic of World Water Day 2021 is valuing water.   Drafted agenda for the World Water Day 2021 – Valuing Water: 13:00 – 13:40 High-Level Opening Ceremony Master of Ceremony Ms. Sasha Koo-Oshima, Deputy Director, […]

19
April
  • Online
Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity

The Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (GSOBI21) will be held online from 19-22 April 2021. The GSOBI21 is jointly organised by the UN FAO and its Global Soil Partnership (GSP), the Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils (ITPS), together with the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative (GSBI) and the Science-Policy […]

17
June
  • 2:00 pm
  • Online
2021 Desertification and Drought Day

The 2021 Desertification and Drought Day is coming up on 17 June, and its theme is “Restoration.Land.Recovery: We build back better with healthy land.” On this occasion, the Desertification Research Centre of the University of Sassari (Operational Secretariat of DesertNet International) organizes two online webinar sessions on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟕 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞. 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐢𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 […]

22
February
  • Cairo, Egypt
Second Arab Land Conference

Mark your calendars! The Second Arab Land Conference will take place on the 22, 23 and 24th February 2021 and it will allow both in-person attendance in Cairo and virtual attendance. The main topics of the conference will be: Land management and administration: tools and practices Land and property registration: modernization and reform Land management in […]

25
February
  • 15:00 to 16:00
  • Zoom
UNCCD Webinar on Land-based Jobs for the Youth No. 2 – Attracting investors and learning from mentors

The second Webinar on land-based jobs for young people organised by UNCCD will be held via Zoom on 25 February 2021 at 15:00 to 16:00 in London (GMT/UTC) or 09:00 to 10:00 in Mexico City (CST).

12
July
  • 9:00 to 21:30
  • Brussels
IEEE IGARSS 2021

The IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) will organise a conference from 12-16 July 2021 in Brussels. 
Session Title – I.77:  Mapping, monitoring and modelling savannah vegetation with Earth Observation

18
January
  • 8:00 am to 18:30
  • virtual event
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture – GFFA 2021

The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA 2021), organised by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), will take place from 18 to 22 January 2021. 17 expert panels will be organised to discuss the theme “How to Feed the World in Times of Pandemics and Climate Change”.

15
March
  • 12:30 to 14:30
  • online
CRIC 19

The 19th session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 19) to the UNCCD will take place from 15 to 19 March 2021.

26
October
  • Mashhad, Iran
Regional Conference on Geomorphology 2020-IAG-RCG 2020

https://rcg2020.um.ac.ir/index.php/en/

9
September
  • The Hague, Netherlands
Planet Health, Agriculture & Bioscience Conference

[PREPARATIONS STILL UNDERWAY] https://phab2020.com