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Call for a lead institution/consortium to organize the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference 07 September 2012 The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), following decision 18/COP.10, has the pleasure to inform that the UNCCD’s 3rd Scientific Conference will take place in 2014 under the theme “Combating DLDD for poverty reduction and sustainable development: the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices”. BACKGROUND The UNCCD Scientific Conferences were initiated, through de... Read more
It is time for reporting under UNCCD 31 August 2012 We would like to kindly remind Parties and other reporting entities that, for the current reporting exercise, the deadline was extended to 15 October 2012. Reports can still be uploaded on the PRAIS portal any time after that date, however, they would not be included in the preliminary analysis documentation that the Secretariat and the Global Mechanism are requested to prepare for the forthcoming session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC). In this regard, the Secretariat has made available... Read more
Eradicating hunger with trees 31 August 2012 The world’s largest forest restoration initiative is underway. Having been introduced in Bonn, Germany, in September 2011, and backed in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, almost a year later, the global initiative, called the “Bonn Challenge,” promises to improve food security and livelihoods as well as mitigate the impact of climate change. At an international roundtable held in the German city last year, government officials, business leaders, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Global Partnership on Forest Landsc... Read more
Valuation of nature and ecosystem services is not privatization 21 August 2012 The idea of placing a value on the environment to encourage its protection has become increasingly popular, but critics say it amounts to little more than the privatization. Responding to Climate Change (RTCC) asked three experts in the field: Robert Costanza, Professor of Sustainability at Portland State University; Simone Quatrini, Coordinator of the GM's Policy and Investment Analysis; and Siv Øystese, Coordinator of the GM's Economic Instruments and Innovative Finance Programme, to give their views. Here's what they said:... Read more
“Building bridges” to enhance land management in Africa 02 August 2012 Six African countries made great strides in planning how to seek financing for trans-boundary and multi-country projects that would contribute to the Great Green Wall for the Sahel and the Sahara Initiative (GGWSSI), which brings together some 20 countries of the Sahel and the Sahara under the political leadership of the African Union. At a workshop organized by the Government of the Gambia, the Global Mechanism (GM) of the UN Convention to Combat ... Read more
Strengthening national capacitiy to increase finance for SLM: the potential of climate change financing 28 June 2012 Financing mechanisms and instruments emanating from climate change present opportunities and new directions for promoting sustainable land management (SLM) practices. Yet notwithstanding such opportunities, some countries are lagging behind in accessing or fully utilizing such funds and financing mechanisms – due to a large degree - to insufficient human and institutional capacity. It was the imperative of building such capacity that motivated us at the Global Mechanism (GM), together with our colleagues at the Common Market... Read more
Rio+20 highlights the significance of good land management 25 June 2012 Officials from nearly 200 countries renewed their commitments to sustainable development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 22 June 2012, resolving to promote economic growth, social development and environmental protection. Heads of state and government called for ‘holistic and integrated approaches to sustainable development that will guide humanity to live in harmony with nature’. The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD), also known as Rio+20, recognized the importance of the Conventions on Biological Divers... Read more
2012 World Day to Combat Desertification 15 June 2012 This year, World Day to Combat Desertification, celebrated on 17 June, falls just three days before world leaders descend on Rio de Janeiro for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development - 20 years on from the first United Nations Earth Summit that drew 178 nations and around 100 heads of state to the Brazilian metropolis. ... Read more
African journalists inspired to spread the word on sustainable land management 08 June 2012 A workshop for members of the African press led to the start of an awareness-raising campaign and the formation of a network of reporters specialized in sustainable land management (SLM) issues. Reporters on environment-related topics refined their knowledge of desertification, land degradation and drought in Algiers, Algeria, from 29 to 31 May 2012, at a workshop organized by the Algerian government and the UNCCD. At the end of the three days, French-speaking journalists from Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Mauritania,... Read more
New publication: Incentive and Market-Based Mechanisms to Promote Sustainable Land Management 05 June 2012 Finding out about financial incentives for sustainable land management (SLM) just became easier with a new publication by the Global Mechanism (GM) and the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE). “Incentive and Market-Based Mechanisms to Promote Sustainable Land Management” delves into an array of economic instruments aimed at motivating land users to carry out practices th... Read more
 
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