Rethinking Land and its Virtues in Central and Eastern Europe
22 July, 2010
More than any other subregion of the Convention, Central and Eastern Europe has the greatest potential to be self-sustaining. The major challenge has been to harness this potential by designing effective strategic plans and to match this with increased investments, thereby boosting sustainable agricultural production in the region. A significant step forward was taken recently during a workshop organized by the Government of the Czech Republic, the UNCCD Secretariat and the Global Mechanism (GM). Eleven countries in the region have now pledged to step-up efforts to develop and align their primary guiding strategy for sustainable land management, the UNCCD National Action Programme (NAP), with the Convention's new trajectory - the Ten Year Strategy 2008-18.
News
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Empowering grassroots organizations to promote SLM policy
20 July, 2010
Comprehensive sustainable land management (SLM) policy development requires the engagement of national and international civil society organizations (CSOs) as...
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Challenges to mobilizing forest finance in Uganda
20 July, 2010
Politically speaking, forestry is a priority for Uganda. The country has a new forest policy and new forestry legislation. It has restructured forestry...
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Strategic Investment Framework for SLM: Mali makes headway
23 June, 2010
Each year some 500 000 ha of land are lost through deforestation to meet Mali’s energy requirements. ِAgriculture is increasing at a rate of 4.7 %...
Events
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Meeting on advanced scientific tools for desertification policy
28 September, 2010 - 29 September, 2010
The international scientific conference on advanced scientific tools for desertification policy will be held at the IFAD, Rome, Italy, on 28 and 29 September...
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Preparing trainers to support the 4th UNCCD reporting and review process
31 May, 2010 - 4 June, 2010
The Global Mechanism (GM), the UNCCD Secretariat, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) and the...
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Tanzania National DIFS Workshop
24 May, 2010 - 28 May, 2010
The Government of Tanzania is convening a national workshop on Designing Integrated Financing Strategies (DIFS), from 9-12 March 2010, in Arusha, Tanzania, as...