UN Land and Drought
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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is the global voice for land. We champion healthy, productive and accessible land for all #UNited4Land
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J’entame une visite de travail de 4 jours en #Mauritanie .
Pays fortement frappé par la désertification et la sécheresse, la Mauritanie joue un rôle pionnier dans le cadre de UN Land and Drought. En particulier cette année où elle préside African Union et la tenue de la #COP16 à Riyadh.…
🗳️ Have you already chosen your favourite #Natura2000 project?
They all showed exceptional commitment to protect 🇪🇺 biodiversity and #RestoreNature
Check out the 27 finalists for the #Natura2000 Awards 2024, and cast your vote by 25 April 👉 europa.eu/!M77K7C
🌍 Desertification and Drought Day 2024 is fast approaching!
Planning an event with your organization or in your community? Add it to our virtual map and share it with the world 🗺️
➡ unccd.int/events/deserti…
#DesertificationAndDroughtDay
Drained for agriculture, polluted by industrial waste, and encroached upon by urban development, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests.
🔗 ramsar.org/news/wetland-h…
#WetlandConservation #WetlandsMatter
🙌 Join us for the 'Young, Green and Digital: Global Conference on Decent Jobs for Youth' in Kigali, Rwanda on May 22-23.
Let's accelerate global efforts to secure decent jobs for youth in green and digital economies! For details, visit decentjobsforyouth.org
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So greateful for the support of young agripreneurs around the world! #UNited4Land they grow our legacy and our future on land 🙌 #DesertificationAndDroughtDay
Facing Zimbabwe's drought, #CIMMYT adapts #SIFAZ 's climate-smart strategies to help farmers with drought-resistant crops & efficient water use. Building a resilient future. 🌾💧 #ZimbabweDrought #SustainableFarming Learn more: bit.ly/42CRzzJ
New e-learning course from Food and Agriculture Organization GEO LDN GIZ on monitoring #SDG15 using land-cover data.
Insights on land degradation and resource management in this free course, perfect for sustainability professionals.
Start learning today: elearning.fao.org/course/view.ph…
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📆 Mark your calendar for #DesertificationAndDroughtDay 2024!
17 June join us under the theme #UNited4Land : Our Legacy. Our Future' for a global call to action on land ahead of the UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh 🌏
Find the ready-to-use campaign materials here ➡️ bit.ly/DDD2024trello
Health, our most basic right, is tied to the health of our land. Up to 40% of the world's land is degraded, undermining our well-being.
This #WorldHealthDay , discover how lad restoration can boost our planet's and our own health in the Global Land Outlook.
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Grateful for our partners’ support as we’re getting ready to celebrate our 30th anniversary this year 🤗 #UNited4Land
Should I stay or should I go? How rural youths access land and navigate their future.
#UNited4Land via Land Portal landportal.org/what-to-read/y…
Future pandemics could cost the global economy $2T/year. With just 1% of that, we can prevent them by addressing land degradation's health toll ⚕️
Ahead of #WorldHealthDay , explore Global Land Outlook's 2nd edition for insights on living in harmony with nature 💚 #UNited4Land
Congratulations to Ms. Astrid Schomaker for being appointed Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)!
We are excited for the future and welcome her in her new role in this crucial moment of implementing the #BiodiversityPlan .
Ahead of this year’s #WorldHealthDay , our Land Hero Patricia kombo shares insights on one of her fave crops that is also a great soil regenerator.
#soilhealth #united4land