Land Resources
17 Aug 2012
The ECWs bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main conventions (biodiversity, desertification, climate change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies, to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within national policy frameworks. Countries eligible to participate in this Expanded...
17 Aug 2012
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Expanded Constituency Workshop (ECW) for East Africa will bring together GEF focal points, focal points from the main Conventions (Biodiversity, Desertification, Climate Change and persistent organic pollutants), representatives from civil society and representatives from the GEF Secretariat and the GEF Agencies to discuss priority issues and share lessons and experiences from the development and implementation of GEF projects and their integration within...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 August 2012: Sustainable management of land resources in development was highlighted during a workshop on Land Use Awareness, held in Lautoga, Fiji, by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community’s (SPC) Land Resources Division, in collaboration with Fiji’s Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) Agriculture Department. The workshop aimed to contribute to efforts to minimize land degradation by basing land use on its capability for future development.
According to Inoke Ratukalou, SPC Acting...
07 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
August 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has released issue 4.2/4.3 of UNCCD News. The latest issue features stories on the three winners of the UNCCD’s first Land for Life Award.
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL), Haiti, received the first prize, while Conservation Efforts for Community Development (CECOD), Uganda, and the Turkish Foundation for Combating Soil Erosion (TEMA), Turkey, received the second prize. The three winners,...
26 Jul 2012
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 2nd Scientific Conference will be held in Fortaleza, Brazil, during the 3rd special session of the Committee for Science and Technology (CST S-3). The scientific conference will be the main part of the CST session and will consider the theme "Economic assessment of desertification, sustainable land management and resilience of arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas," with a focus on two sub-topics: economic and social impacts of...
