COP17: UNCCD chief says success must go beyond promises to implementation
She described COP17 as the “COP of implementation,” stressing that the true measure of success would be whether decisions taken ...
Tag: land restoration
COP17: UN land summit ends in Mongolia with $1.3bn deal for restoration, drought resilience
The UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, ended Friday with new political commitments, financing and initiatives aimed at turning global pledges ...
INTERVIEW: COP17: Cross River lawmaker calls for stronger laws to protect Nigeria’s land, wildlife
A member of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Martins Archadu, says his participation at the ongoing 17th session ...
COP17: How Africa can unlock billions for land restoration — Official
She said Africa needs to move land restoration from the aid column into the investment column by developing bankable landscape ...
COP17: Africa must connect science to action to tackle land degradation — Expert
The Professor argued that Africa does not primarily lack scientific knowledge to address land degradation and drought; rather, the continent ...
Africa largest beneficiary of GEF funding – Official
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) says Africa remains the largest regional beneficiary of its funding, receiving about 30 per cent ...
COP17 advances $1.3bn for land restoration, puts rangelands at centre
Governments, development banks, funds and businesses at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia have announced $1.3 billion in new and pipeline financing ...
COP17: Finance, water, land top agenda as UN desertification talks enter final stretch in Mongolia
As the 17th session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification enters its final week in Ulaanbaatar, ministers and global ...
INTERVIEW: How UNCCD, FAO, World Bank back Nigeria’s fight against drought, land degradation —Official
The official said Nigeria’s rangelands are facing increasing degradation due to desertification, land degradation and drought, with serious implications for ...
Seven key issues to shape conversations as UNCCD COP17 kicks off in Mongolia
Delegates from 196 countries and the European Union have gathered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, for UNCCD COP17, with drought resilience, land ...
