desertification

Accelerating change in agriculture – AgriFoSe2030 phase II launch event

Past event / The launch event of AgriFoSe2030 to highlight and celebrate the new, second phase of the programme, took place on 24 November 2020.

Desertification control practices in China

Journal article / This article presents lessons learned from 60 years of desertification control in China.

Why land restoration is key to sustainable prosperity and how to set it on track

Feature / SEI’s Toby Gardner and fellow IPBES researchers outline a 10-pillar strategy for the effective protection and restoration of land.

Climate action and land use – opportunities and risk

Past event / To limit global temperatures’ increase to 1.5°C a major shift towards sustainable land use is required.

Introduction to the Special Report on Climate Change and Land

Past event / An introduction to the IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas.

Addressing the land degradation-migration nexus: the role of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Other publication / This report looks at how UNCCD implementation can address desertification, land degradation and drought as drivers of migration.

Climate change and land

Past event / Welcome to the seminar about the results of the special IPCC report assessment on climate change and land.

Land degradation worsening climate change and undermining well-being of billions

Feature / The first comprehensive assessment of land degradation and restoration has now been launched.

Is land a renewable resource?

Perspective / In light of recent UN efforts to leverage finance for sustainable land management, Francis X. Johnson discusses its benefits and what’s needed to realise it.