In the deep, cold Gobi desert, Mongolia’s nomadic herders cannot outrun climate change
02 October 2022
In the first part of a monthly series, CNA looks at the threat of desertification in Mongolia.
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'Changing the environment through hard work': Taiwanese tree-planter in Mongolia
24 September 2022
Seventy percent of land in Mongolia has succumbed to desertification. The land has also come under relentless pressure from overgrazing by 60 million head of livestock and extractive industries like mining.
Five things to know for Africa Climate Week
29 August 2022
Facing deadly drought, historic floods, and extreme weather events, African politicians, civil society, and business leaders will voice calls for urgent action.
Blogs
New York Global Landscapes Forum “Restore the Earth” 2019
07 January 2020
The Rangelands Initiative of the International Land Coalition (ILC) is drawing attention to rangelands and drylands at the highest levels, in order to find solutions to the challenges faced by local populations that live and work there, and to encourage appropriate investment including in securing land rights and good governance, building resilience to drought and other shocks or stresses, and increasing rangeland productivity.
Events
World Environment Day
04 June 2024
From tree planting in the Maldives and Kenya to the unveiling of large-scale city murals in the United States and activities in zoos across Ireland, Singapore and India, millions of people are coming together to mark this year’s Day.
United Nations Environment Programme
Application of NASA SPoRT-Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) Soil Moisture Data for Drought
16 May 2023 - 30 May 2023
NASA’s Applied Remote Sensing Training Program (ARSET) has opened a new open, online webinar series: Application of NASA SPoRT-Land Information System (SPoRT-LIS) Soil Moisture Data for Drought. This 3-part webinar series is focused on the introduction of the NASA Land Information System (LIS) output of soil moisture at various depths for drought analysis and monitoring. Examples from operational applications as well as practice exercises (for using LIS data for drought monitoring) will be included in this course. Access to the SPoRT-LIS products via online viewer, in GIS formats, and GIS-based display tools, will also be included. Moreover, self-paced microlessons will be available to help users confirm their understanding and improve their skill via homework lessons between live sessions.
Regional webinars on integrating land tenure into restoration initiatives
14 May 2023 - 16 May 2023
These webinars aim to raise awareness on the value of tenure security and its contribution to biodiversity conservation, sustainable land management, ecosystem restoration, and climate change mitigation and adaptation while improving food security and local livelihoods.
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Global Land Tool Network
Land Portal Foundation
International Land Coalition
TMG-ThinkTank for Sustainability
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Landesa - Rural Development Institute
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Progresso em direção aos compromissos de degradação e restauração de terras dos ODS 2023
Reports & Research
July, 2024
Global
Quando os Estados membros da Nações Unidas adotaram os Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODSs) em 2015, comemoramos o reconhecimento de líderes mundiais do papel fundamental e estratégico que a gestão sustentável da terra deve desempenhar para promover a resiliência climática, a conservação da biodiversidade e a manutenção de suprimentos de alimentos suficientes para todas e todos nós.
Progress towards the SDG land degradation and restoration commitments 2023
Reports & Research
July, 2024
Global
When UN member states adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, we celebrated world leaders’ recognition of the foundational and strategic role that sustainable land management must play to advance climate resilience, biodiversity conservation, and maintain sufficient food supplies for us all.
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Desertification: land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities Source: UNCCD, 2011
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