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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD) is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.
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Displaying 291 - 295 of 585Global guidelines for the restoration of degraded forests and landscapes in drylands. Building resilience and benefiting livelihoods.
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2 Drylands and the benefits of restoration 5
2.1 What are drylands? 5
2.2 The importance of forests and trees in drylands 6
2.3 Key challenges in drylands 8
2.4 Restoration in drylands 13
3 Guidelines for policymakers and other decision-makers: establishing a strong enabling environment 19
3.1 Enabling and investing in assessment and monitoring 19
3.2 Addressing the drivers of land degradation by engaging in cross-sectoral dialogue and planning at the landscape scale 22
LIFE and climate change adaptation
Agricultural practices have adapted over millennia to regional and local variations in weather conditions. But as the effects of climate change become more noticeable, further adaptation becomes essential to ensure food security in Europe.
Soil atlas: Facts and figures about earth, land and fields.
Without healthy soils, it is not possible to produce healthy food. But soils do not just produce food: they
Soil atlas: Facts and figures about earth, land and fields.
Without healthy soils, it is not possible to produce healthy food. But soils do not just produce food: they
Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development
Fertile soils are an essential building block for human existence on Earth. The degradation of soils and land, in this regard, poses significant challenges for the well-being and food security of all the people around the world. Moreover, soils provide not only food, fiber, and many types of biomass we use, but also a wide