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Sustainable Land Management and Agroecology in Synergy: Evidence, Good Practices and Lessons Learnt for Scaling
Germany’s PROSOIL program for soil protection and food security goes beyond changes in agricultural practice. Program participants noted that land tenure policies, participatory water budgeting and women-led initiatives all matter for soil health.
IUCN Presentation and Discussion of the Agriculture and Conservation Flagship Report
Conservation strategies can increase food security—for example, through watershed restoration, and protection of pollinator species. Participants discussed how to upscale approaches to produce wins for both agriculture and the environment.
EMG High-Level Round Table: Strengthening Action for Change: Promoting Coherence and Synergies for Sustainable Land Management
UN leaders discussed how the UN Environment Management Group can promote collective action to manage land more sustainably. Some ideas were joint programming, action on human rights, and working more closely with local stakeholders.
Fashion4Land
How does fashion drive land degradation and what are the solutions? The UN Convention to Combat Desertification presented its first-ever event dedicated to this important question.
GEF-8 and Beyond: Securing a Sustainable Future for Land
GEF funds have enabled many countries to conduct better soil health analysis to support land-use decisions. Many said next steps should promote greater political coherence across agriculture, energy and other sectors for management at the landscape level.
International Court of Justice Hearings on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change
The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of States under international law to protect the climate system.
La Convention des Nations unies sur la lutte contre la désertification CdP 16
Bien que les délégués n’aient pas adopté de décision visant à négocier un cadre ou un protocole sur la sécheresse, de nombreuses décisions cruciales et novatrices ont été adoptées, notamment en matière de genre, d’agriculture, de participation de la société civile, de pâturages et d'éleveurs, de régimes fonciers et de science.
60th Session of the International Tropical Timber Council
Members reaffirmed the central role of sustainable tropical timber trade in meeting global environmental and development objectives. Yet, despite high global funding levels for forests, clarity on how these ambitions will be financed remains limited.
الدورة السادسة عشرة لمؤتمر الأطراف في اتفاقية الأمم المتحدة لمكافحة التصحر
بينما لم يتخذ أعضاء الوفود قرارًا بالتفاوض على إطار أو بروتوكول بشأن الجفاف، فقد تم اعتماد العديد من المقررات الحاسمة والمبتكرة، بما في ذلك المقررات المتعلقة بالمنظور الجنساني، والزراعة ومشاركة المجتمع المدني والمراعي والرعاة وحيازة الأراضي والعلم.