UN Land and Drought

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The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is the global voice for land. We champion healthy, productive and accessible land for all #UNited4Land

Bonn, Germany unccd.int Joined September 2009

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UN Land and Drought @UNCCD Oct 29

Restoring land links climate and biodiversity action. #DroughtResilience = climate adaptation.

Watch The Drying Planet interview with our Chief of Global Policy, Advocacy and Regional Cooperation Birguy Lamizana: youtu.be/SiW_TDYwbI0

#UNited4Land

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UN Land and Drought @UNCCD Oct 28

No country is immune to drought. Healthy ecosystems are vital to resilience.

Watch UNCCD’s @AndreaMez76a on building a more resilient future: youtu.be/sZ3IUIXO0fM?si…

#UNited4Land #DroughtResilience

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UN Land and Drought @UNCCD Oct 26

Tomorrow at #COP17Armenia, the Rio Conventions’ Joint Liaison Group hosts a dialogue on aligning biodiversity, climate, and land action, on the road from Ulaanbaatar to Antalya.

📅 27 Oct, 13:15 | Sisian Room
🔗 cbd.int/side-events/77…

#RioSynergies #TripleCOP #UNited4Land

UN Land and Drought @UNCCD Oct 21

Wildlife populations are down 73% on average since 1970, per @WWF’s #LivingPlanetReport. Agriculture is the top driver of habitat loss. But wild tigers have nearly doubled since 2010, from 3,200 to about 5,700. Restoring the land and wildlife follows.

Learn more: tinyurl.com/7ezcvrwy

#United4Land

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UN Land and Drought @UNCCD Oct 20

Where land degrades, species loss follows. Data from 100 countries shows it.

At #CBDCOP17, countries are reviewing a goal to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. That goal is won or lost on land.

Find your country: data.unccd.int/biodiversity-c…

#UNited4Land