United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
| Name: | United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification |
| Abbreviation: | UNCCD |
| URL to homepage: | http://www.unccd.int/ |
| Country: | Germany |
Mandate
- To combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas ... particularly in Africa ... [through] ... long-term integrated strategies that focus ... on improved productivity of land, and rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of land and water resources, leading to improve living conditions, particularly at the community level [Article 2.1 and 2]
- To adopt an integrated approach that address the physical, biological and socio-economic aspects of the process of desertification and drought (Article 4.2a]
Relevance to forests by key words
desertification; rural development; arid lands; reforestation; land restoration; drought