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Desertification UNCCD

WebDesertification poses a serious challenge to sustainable development and humanity’s ability to survive in many areas of the world. The UNCCD’s goal is a future that avoids, …

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An Introduction to the U.S. Food System: Perspectives from

WebA food system encompasses the activities, people and resources involved in getting food from field to plate. Along the way, it intersects with aspects of public health, equity and …

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Caring for soil is caring for life

WebCaring for soil is caring for life Ensure 75% of soils are healthy by 2030 for healthy food, people, nature and climate Interim report of the Mission Board for Soil health and food

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Popline (Knowledge for Health) UNCCD

WebPOPLINE® contains the world’s most comprehensive collection of population, family planning and related reproductive health and development literature. An international …

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Land Degradation Neutrality UNCCD

WebThe UNCCD’s goal of land degradation neutrality (LDN) can halt, and then reverse, this alarming picture of the future. We are already helping 131 of the world’s 196 countries …

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The Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) UNCCD

WebThe Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI) was initially established as a project in an attempt by the Region's leaders to address, in an organised manner, the …

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Online Forest Health & Resilience Graduate Certificate UNCCD

WebThe Graduate Certificate in Forest Health & Resilience is a multidisciplinary program that addresses the current and emerging threats to forest health, the ecological, social and …

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Tobacco-free farms: a healthier future for people and land

WebThe Tobacco-Free Farms Initiative supports the 2030 agenda on poverty reduction, human health, reduced inequality and economic growth while tackling climate …

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Land and Drought Resilience Pavilion at UNFCCC COP28 UNCCD

WebAll sessions will be open to accredited COP28 delegates and held in the Land & Drought Resilience Pavilion, Blue Zone, Zone B7 (Thematic Arena Nature), Building 87, 1st floor, …

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Sustainable Development Goals UNCCD

WebThe 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people …

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Wet wonderlands: Making a case for wetland restoration UNCCD

WebTo date, nearly 90 percent of the world’s wetlands have been degraded or lost, with 35 percent in the last 50 years alone. That is why on this World Wetlands Day, …

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Sustainable alternatives to tobacco growing for health and land

WebThe WHO FCTC is an international public health treaty negotiated under the auspices of the World Health Organization, and it was endorsed by the World Health …

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Chronic land degradation: UN offers stark warnings and

WebUp to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half of global GDP (US$44 trillion) If business as usual continued through 2050, …

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World Environment Day: Tackling plastic pollution from the

WebWhile plastic has many valuable uses, our dependency on it comes at high environmental, social, economic and health costs. The qualities that make plastic useful …

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Global drought snapshot 2023: The need for immediate action

WebThe numbers presented in the new publication on drought speak volumes about the urgency of addressing this pressing issue. To combat the negative effects of …

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Witnessing an environmental catastrophe: Reflections from the …

WebFormerly spanning an area of 68,000 sq km, the Aral Sea’s decline began in the 1960s, ultimately drying up by the 2010s. The root of this calamity lies in the over …

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World Environment Day 2024 UNCCD

WebWorld Environment Day 2024 is focusing on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience. Hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, where UNCCD COP16 will …

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Sand and dust storm frequency increasing in many world regions, …

WebWreaks havoc from Northern and Central Asia to sub-Saharan Africa; Health impacts poorly understood. Sand and dust storms are an underappreciated problem now …

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