The Global Mechanism

The countries of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC) have decided jointly to take action to promote better sustainability in the ways they manage land and natural resources. To this end, they plan to develop a resource mobilization strategy (RMS) to serve as a pathway to mobilize financial resources both at the national level, i.e. in the countries belonging to the IOC, and at the sub-regional level, i.e. for projects and programmes coo...
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The secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has issued a call for experts in desertification, land degradation and drought (DLDD) to join the "Ad Hoc Working Group to further discuss the options for the provision of Scientific Advice" (AGSA).

This call follows a decision taken at the 10^th of session the Conference of the Parties (COP) held in Changwon, Republic of Korea in October 2011,...
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The Global Mechanism (GM) has just launched the Finance Info Kit, a comprehensive online financing sources directory that aims to provide insights into public institutions and funds as well as foundations and private sector initiatives investing into sustainable land management (SLM).