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WeCaN Champion Hijaba Ykhanbai: We have a lot to learn from women leaders and champions from the global South
28 September 2023
Hijaba Ykhanbai founded his Civil Society Organisation, the Environment and Development Association (JASIL, meaning “green” in the local language), in 2003 with one main goal: to improve land use and green areas in his home country of Mongolia through co-management.
In fact, in Mongolia, land management is a crucial issue. Over
First Drylands Summer School ignites global collaboration in combatting dryland challenges
26 September 2023
The inaugural Drylands Summer School, organized by the Committee on Forestry Working Group (COFO WG) in partnership with prestigious institutions worldwide, brought together participants from across the world to address the challenges associated with managing dryland forests and agrosilvopastoral resources.
A total of 21 champions from various disciplinary backgrounds came together
Looking for good practices? Look no further than MEV-CAM’s new Knowledge Bank!
20 June 2023
MEV-CAM has launched its long-awaited Knowledge Bank, a database of good practices on sustainable land management and restoration documented by communities taking part in the initiative.
The Knowledge Bank is free and available for everyone to access, facilitating the sharing of knowledge between South-South countries and beyond. The database currently contains
Drought is a global crisis highlighting women's rights to land and prosperity: Three of our WeCaN members explain more…
16 June 2023
Did you know that even though almost half of the global agricultural workforce is female, less than one in five landholders worldwide are women?
Women play a crucial role in land stewardship and water management but in many countries, they lack control over land, resources and decision-making processes. Women own less
One woman’s quest to advocate for marginalised communities in the face of climate change
07 June 2023
Ever since she was a child, Maha has fought for the rights of others. Her older sister Mai was born with a case of severe Cerebral Palsy, a group of neurological disorders that affect movement and muscle tone, and from a young age Maha cared for her like a second
Five key outputs from WeCaN’s first Global Gathering
30 May 2023
The WeCaN initiative held its first Global Gathering from 24 - 26 May, bringing together 20 members from across the world to meet in person for the first time. The workshop had one main aim: validating the WeCaN advocacy strategy and setting out a path for action over the next
Drylands matter – Experts unite to accelerate a trailblazing Global Environment Facility impact program to transform Dryland landscapes in harmony with its people and nature
27 May 2023
The Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP), led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and financed with support from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), organized its first Regional Workshop in Southern Africa on 22-26 May, bringing together over 100 experts in forestry, agriculture and environmental
WeCaN Champion Alima Sagito Saeed: Experiences from a seat at the CSW67 table
11 April 2023
Equality for women has always been a passion for Alima Sagito Saeed. After finishing school, she went straight to university to study development and has worked in the field ever since, with one aim: to improve gender equality and create better lives for women in her home country of Ghana.
Alima
MEV-CAM reaches Latin America!
03 April 2023
The FAO Dryland team’s MEV-CAM initiative kicked off its expansion into Latin America with a four-day training course on process documentation methods, its first-ever workshop held virtually.
Eleven participants from six Latin American countries with Monitoring & Evaluation, technical and communications backgrounds attended the training, gaining valuable insight into the use
FAO launches first e-Learning course to transform dryland management
29 March 2023
FAO has launched a new e-learning course that will inspire practitioners to champion transformational dryland forest management strategies, spearheaded by the Committee on Forestry’s Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems (COFO WG).
The Transforming Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems: An approach to sustaining and developing food production in drylands under