As the world intensifies efforts to address the climate crisis, one truth stands out: women, especially those from climate-vulnerable regions, must be central to decision-making processes. Strenghtening women’s leadership in global climate governance is not only a matter of fairness; it is essential for shaping solutions that work for all.

Le projet « Connaissance pour l’Action - Grande Muraille Verte (CAGMV ou K4GGWA en anglais) » appuie la mise en œuvre de la Grande Muraille Verte (GMV) dans la lutte contre la désertification, la restauration des terres dégradées et l'amélioration des moyens de subsistance à travers le Sahara et le Sahel. Plus précisément, il vise à doter les acteurs de la GMV « de connaissances pratiques et d'un appui sur les techniques de restauration des terres, la gestion durable des terres, les politiques inclusives, les mécanismes de gouvernance, l'agroforesterie, l'agroécologie et le développement des chaînes de valeur associées aux produits forestiers non-ligneux (PFNL) ».

Cette Edition spéciale n°2 des Echos de la Grande Muraille Verte est dédiée à l'état d'avancement dans des domaines clés et aux contributions scientifiques, technologiques et innovantes concrètes en appui aux actions visant à concrétiser la Grande Muraille Verte. La publication vise à partager les connaissances, résultats de recherche, innovations efficaces et efficientes, approches et itinéraires techniques éprouvés, et propose des options pour leur mise à l’échelle.

As part of its support to member countries and institutions for the implementation of the Great Green Wall (GGW), FAO’s Action Against Desertification (AAD) convenes an advanced training on Collect Earth and biophysical data collections in the GGW and the Sahel. More than 30 experts from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal met on 23-27 September 2024 in Bamako, to advance the review and assessment of over 78,000 sample plots, contributing to FAO's continued efforts to monitor land restoration and land use change in Africa and in the GGW.

La FAO, CIFOR-ICRAF et les institutions de la Grande Muraille Verte (GMV) se sont réunis pour une deuxième semaine sur la GMV au Sénégal, dans le cadre du projet « Connaissances pour l’Action dans la Grande Muraille Verte » (K4GGWA), financé par l'UE. L'événement a réuni plus de 50 acteurs et partenaires des entités nationales de la GMV (points focaux et représentants de suivi) et de l'Agence panafricaine de la GMV, ainsi que des représentants et réseaux de la société civile, des acteurs et entrepreneurs du secteur privé, des organisations internationales, des ONG et des partenaires financiers.

Sharing a common vision over rangelands, FAO and several key partners have promoted the celebration of the Second Drylands Summer School, aiming to build resilient drylands by training experts to...

Significant progress was made during COP28, but the pace of improvement on the gender balance front remained slow. In fact, unfortunately, only 38 percent of party delegations were women –...

The "Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management" (MEV-CAM) Initiative was created in 2020 and alters the way South-South knowledge management is approached by using local and indigenous knowledge to...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) co-organized a series of side-events on the margins of the Twenty-First session of the Committee for the Review of the...

The JP GTA collaborated with FAO’s Gender Team and the WeCaN community of Knowledge Practice for the Sustainable Forest Management Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscapes (DSL-IP) to build the capacity of...

The Islamic Republic of Iran's National Resource and Watershed Organization (NRWO) has just concluded a dynamic week-long study tour to China, returning with invaluable insights and a fervent commitment to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Traditionally women play a vital role in the forest sector, often carrying out the lion’s share of foraging for food in forests and firewood collection. Now, women entrepreneurs are using...

The Committee on Forestry (COFO) Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems (WG) has announced the dates of the first Drylands Summer School, in collaboration with the International Year...

In November 2022, the ‘Making Every Voice Count for Adaptive Management’ (MEV-CAM) initiative kicked off its regional knowledge exchange with a visit to Amman, Jordan.  MEV-CAM conducted a 10-day training...