Timely action to prevent, reduce and reverse land degradation can improve food and water security, contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation, and avoid conflicts and migration.
Organization(s):
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
In the Northeast Asia sub-region, environmental pollution, transboundary sand and dust storms (SDS), agricultural expansion, deforestation, and overgrazing are growing challenges that are being further complicated by the impacts of climate change.
Organization(s):
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This book is a useful compendium of initiatives and projects demonstrating the benefits of sustainable land management for livelihoods, in particularly harsh environments.
Organization(s):
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
L’ouvrage Conservation de biodiversité des zones arides vise à sensibiliser toutes les parties prenantes et à galvaniser une action plus large afin de booster la conservation et le développement des zones arides.
Author(s):
Crawhall, Nigel
Davies, Jonathan
Dudley, Nigel
Gudka, Masumi
Henwood, William D.
MacKinnon, Kathy
Poulsen, Lene
Schulte-Herbrüggen, Björn
Smith, Jessica
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
UNEP-WCMC
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This paper presents an ex-ante cost-benefit analysis of large-scale rangeland restoration through the Hima system within the Zarqa River Basin, drawing on experience from a pilot initiative by IUCN and the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture since 2010.
Author(s):
Moe Myint
Westerberg, Vanja
Organization(s):
IUCN
Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
UNDP
UNEP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
Over 20 years ago, concerned farmers’ groups in Kenya and Burkina Faso began to adopt new measures to conserve soil and water and to re-establish trees in their fields.
Author(s):
Critchley, Will
Organization(s):
Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale, NL
IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), IT
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This paper highlights the climate change mitigation potential of the African drylands and lays out various paths towards adaptation which should be supported to reduce the vulnerability of dryland populations and increase their food security.
Organization(s):
UNDP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
The purpose of this publication is to highlight the development challenges faced by people who live in drylands and to outline how these challenges can be tackled successfully.
Organization(s):
UNDP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This publication is intended to raise awareness amongst all stakeholders and galvanise wider action to boost drylands conservation and development. The book is designed to inform and remind us of the beauty of dryland biodiversity and its intrinsic and instrumental value.
Author(s):
Crawhall, Nigel
Davies, Jonathan
Dudley, Nigel
Gudka, Masumi
Henwood, William D.
MacKinnon, Kathy
Poulsen, Lene
Schulte-Herbrüggen, Björn
Smith, Jessica
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (CEM)
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)
UNEP-WCMC
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This publication aims to contribute to planning and management approaches that minimize land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones as a result of extractive industries operations.
Author(s):
Gratzfeld, Joachim
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This publication aims to contribute to planning and management approaches that minimize land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones as a result of extractive industries operations.
Author(s):
Blanch, José Maria
Blasco, Delmar
Gratzfeld, Joachim
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This publication aims to contribute to planning and management approaches that minimize land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones as a result of extractive industries operations.
Author(s):
Devitre, Danièle
Devitre, Richard
Gratzfeld, Joachim
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
This publication aims to contribute to planning and management approaches that minimize land degradation and desertification in arid and semi-arid zones as a result of extractive industries operations.
Author(s):
Gratzfeld, Joachim
Organization(s):
IUCN
IUCN, Regional Office for Western Africa
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
