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Lebanon and Jordan: Financing SLM at the local level
16 March, 2010
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the GM’s host institution, has recently approved a grant for a project to support Lebanon and Jordan’s efforts in the implementation of their Integrated Financing Strategy (IFS)....
Read ArticleNew era for forest finance in UNFF
11 March, 2010
Finance for forests, just as with land, is an issue that has dominated discussions on natural resource management for the last two decades. As it became increasingly evident that discussions on forest finance needed a profound and strategic exploration...
Read ArticleCAADP's first pillar: land and water management
2 March, 2010
The Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) is the Africa-owned and Africa-led initiative working to boost agricultural productivity in Africa under the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD). On 9 & 10...
Read ArticleGuatemala takes lead in positioning UNCCD as political priority
25 February, 2010
Last year’s devastating drought hit Guatemala hard, with considerable losses in agricultural production leaving 2.5 million people facing food insecurity across 21 provinces. The drought – the worst to hit Guatemala in 30 years –...
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Nueva publicación: Mecanismos de incentivo y basados en el mercado para prevenir la degradación de la tierra [Spanish]
25 February, 2010
El Mecanismo Mundial se complace en anunciar la publicación del documento de trabajo titulado “Mecanismos de incentivo y basados en el mercado para prevenir la degradación de la tierra: marco y metodología para su...
Read ArticleIFS process launched in Eritrea
24 February, 2010
At the invitation of the Government of Eritrea, and with the objective of boosting ongoing cooperation in mobilizing resources for sustainable land management (SLM), the integrated financing strategy (IFS) process was launched in Asmara during the...
Read ArticlePromoting sustainable land management through the Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative
10 February, 2010
The Great Green Wall for the Sahara and Sahel Initiative (GGWSSI) has evolved from a tree planting initiative to the promotion of sustainable land management (SLM) practices, as a more ecologically appropriate and holistic approach to benefit local...
Read ArticleMajor breakthrough to initiate dialogue on Aid for Trade and Agriculture
10 February, 2010
To date, insufficient awareness of respective donor policy initiatives and operational processes in Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) and Aid for Trade (AfT) has undermined cross-sectoral cooperation, resulting in vertical and often parallel...
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Innovative financing mechanisms: exploring synergies with the CBD
8 February, 2010
Country Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) recently called for an assessment on innovative financial mechanisms, in order to develop and discuss policy options during the next COP in October. The CBD Secretariat has acted...
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The role of CSOs in Ethiopia's SLM Investment Framework
21 January, 2010
What role do civil society organizations (CSOs) have in Ethiopia’s Country Investment framework (ESIF) for sustainable land management (SLM)? This was the subject of a one-day workshop convened in Addis Ababa on 28 December 2009, with local and...
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