Information
Input to Compilation DocumentResponses from Synthesis Report
Statements (1) External Web site
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Focal PointMr. Melchiade Bukuru
Liaison Officer
bukuru@un.org
Side Events at Rio+20
Meetings & Activities
- Let`s Go Land-Degradation Neutral - The role of Sustainable Land and Forest Managemen in a Green Economy
19 Jun 2012 - 19 Jun 2012, RioCentro T-3 - World Day to Combat Desertification Global Observance Event - Securing Healthy Soils and Stopping Land Degradation: Outcomes for Rio+20
17 Jun 2012 - 17 Jun 2012, Rio Conventions Pavilion - Press Conference: Beating hunger and water insecurity in the 21st Century
16 Jun 2012 - 16 Jun 2012, Press Center, Rio de janeiro - Re-greening for Resilient Landscapes: Pastoralists and farmers stewarding of ecosystems and the economic returns of drylands
16 Jun 2012 - 16 Jun 2012, Rio Centro, Pavilion T Room 6 - UNCCD 10th Conference of the Parties (COP-10), UNCCD Secretariat
10 Oct 2011 - 21 Oct 2011, Changwon, Republic of Korea - Proposal for One-day High-level event on ?Addressing Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought to achieve Global Sustainability?, UNCCD Secretariat
1 Jul 2011 - 1 Jul 2011, New York, USA
Publications
Executive Summary: Zero Net Land Degradation - A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20: To secure the contribution of our planet?s land and soil to sustainable development, including food security and poverty eradication, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Zero Net Land Degradation - A Sustainable Development Goal for Rio+20: To secure the contribution of our planet?s land and soil to sustainable development, including food security and poverty eradication, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
News
21 Oct 2011 - Challenges, solutions and ideas about climate change, land degradation and biodiversity combined at Rio Conventions Pavilion
Changwon, Republic of Korea ?The Rio Conventions Pavilion opened 10 October, as a platform to raise awareness, build capacity, and share information about the latest practices to combat climate change, halt the loss of biodiversity and reverse land degradation at the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UnitedNations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
Changwon, Republic of Korea ?The Rio Conventions Pavilion opened 10 October, as a platform to raise awareness, build capacity, and share information about the latest practices to combat climate change, halt the loss of biodiversity and reverse land degradation at the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UnitedNations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
19 Oct 2011 - UN Decades on Biodiversity and Deserts and the Fight against Desertification share approaches to raise awareness on related global issues
The Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, hosted a high-level discussion on the synergetic and coherent implementation of the UN Decades on Biodiversity and on Deserts and the Fight against Desertification duringthe tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
The Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea, hosted a high-level discussion on the synergetic and coherent implementation of the UN Decades on Biodiversity and on Deserts and the Fight against Desertification duringthe tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
17 Oct 2011 - Korean Prime Minister, Prince Charles, UN Secretary-General and others talk about the importance of restoring productive lands to address many major global challenges
Reversing land degradation considered necessary cornerstone for sustainable development and key topic to tackle in lead up to and during Rio+20.
10 Oct 2011 - Scientific and financial backing vital for fighting famine and drought, reversing land degradation and eradicating poverty
Major UN conference on desertification, land degradation and drought begins with high hopes to boost efforts and actions to restore land and soil in drylands and improve people?s lives
Major UN conference on desertification, land degradation and drought begins with high hopes to boost efforts and actions to restore land and soil in drylands and improve people?s lives