by Michelle Kilfoyle | Mar 20, 2025
This publication from the UNCCD highlights how Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) can address the priorities of both the CBD and the UNCCD in an effective and complementary manner. According to the report, LDN and the CBD’s 2011-2020 Strategic Plan for Biodiversity...
by Charlotte | Mar 5, 2025
This policy brief, written by Hermann Kam and Melanie Muro of IEEP for TERRASAFE, highlights the growing challenges posed by desertification—land degradation in the continent’s dry regions—and discusses how intensifying climate change and agricultural pressures...
by Charlotte | Feb 26, 2025
The Protocol for Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) in Drylands is a practical guide to restoring degraded lands using nature-inspired solutions. Developed through the NewLife4Drylands (NL4Dl) project and funded by the EU’s LIFE 2020 Program, it provides a clear,...
by Charlotte | Feb 26, 2025
This report and accompanying policy summary examine what we know about terrestrial ecosystems, including their importance, the factors affecting them, and how they are changing. It highlights land degradation as a widespread and urgent issue that threatens...
by Charlotte | Feb 26, 2025
This chapter from the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land explores desertification, a growing global issue driven by climate change and human activities such as deforestation, overgrazing, and unsustainable land use. Drylands, which cover nearly half of the...
