Avoiding, reducing and reversing land degradation is essential for the food security of current and future generations, for the conservation of biodiversity and the achievement of climate targets.
Es importante notar que las pérdidas y daños tienen una dimensión económica pero también tienen una dimensión no-económica. Los aspectos no económicos pueden incluir la cultura, tradiciones, idiomas, etc. Las pérdidas y daños tienen un impacto significativo en los derechos humanos de las personas y sus comunidades (Serdeczny 2019; Martínez et al. 2022; Martínez 2021; Albar et al. 2020).
We cannot live without healthy soil and land. It is on these resources that we produce most of our food and build our homes. We need them to provide clean water and precious plant nutrients, to conserve biological diversity and to cope with climate change. And they form the basis for the livelihoods of millions of people.
Selon une nouvelle étude d’Oxfam, les besoins de financement des appels humanitaires de l’ONU liés aux événements climatiques extrêmes sont huit fois plus élevés aujourd’hui qu’il y a 20 ans ! Et à chaque catastrophe climatique, dans les pays riches comme dans les pays pauvres, ce sont les personnes les plus pauvres qui sont le plus durement touchées.
TMG Research is working with the governments of Benin, Kenya, Madagascar, and Malawi to advance the implementation of the UNCCD Land Tenure Decision 26/
From 24 to 26 November 2020, the three organisations comprising the Life After Coal campaign, Earthlife Africa (Johannesburg), the Centre for Environmental Rights and ground Work, met virtually to develop a shared Open Agenda on the Just Transition.
The study titled “Differentiated Impacts of Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought on Women and Men” released this week at COP15 has revealed that women are twice more affected by drought, land degradation, and deforestation.
This is the video of a specific side event at the UNCCD COP 15 that discusses the importance of land tenure rights to achieving land degradation neutrality. This session took place in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on 12 May 2022.
An options paper for raising awareness on responsible land governance for combatting desertification, land degradation, and drought.
