Deserts
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International Year of Forests closing ceremony
The International Year of Forests closing ceremony will taking place today at 10am EST Thursday 9 Feb in New York. Forest Heroes Awards winners will b UNCCD, 9 Feb 2012 more »
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Desertification Is In Top 20 Terms Used In the Rio Plus 20 Zero Draft Preparation
"Desertification" is the 20th most used term in the preparation to the Rio+20 Zero Draft, the analysis conducted by the Stakeholder Forum shows. 30 M UNCCD, 3 Feb 2012 more »
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Miss Universe 2011 starts her role as Drylands Ambassador
On 24th January 2012, Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes, Drylands Ambassador visited the New York Liaison Office of the UNCCD. She was accompanied by Br UNCCD, 31 Jan 2012 more »
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DESIRE Contributes to Land Day 5 Theme.
The DESIRE Project draws the attention to the leaflet "The idea of Sustainable Development, and what it means for achieving zero net-growth in degrada UNCCD, 20 Jan 2012 more »
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Appointment of a CSO Representative.
The UNCCD Secretariat is requesting the civil society organizations accredited to the UNCCD to nominate a representative and an alternate member of th UNCCD, 13 Jan 2012 more »
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The United Nations Releases Rio Plus 20 Zero Draft "The Future We Want"
The United Nations has released the draft document that will be negotiated by governments and adopted by the heads of state and government during the UNCCD, 13 Jan 2012 more »
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Drought Should Not Claim Lives Nor Lead to Famine.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) are laying the foundations to help bui UNCCD, 26 Dec 2011 more »
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Land for Life Award: UN calls for applications, announces expert Jury.
The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has recently announced the Land for Life Award, with a fund of up to 100,000 USD, to r UNCCD, 20 Dec 2011 more »
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Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality No Longer an Option, claims UN.
Meeting in Algeria on the UN day to mark the Decade for Deserts and the fight against Desertification (UNDDD) and the International Year of Forests, M UNCCD, 16 Dec 2011 more »
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UNCCD and ITTO joining forces to reverse timber-related deforestation and forest degradation in dry tropical ...
Tropical timber is a valuable agricultural commodity whose production however has been associated with excessive forest clearing in dry tropical fores UNCCD, 14 Dec 2011 more »
