Ankara - Representatives from the African Union and AU member states met with partners of the Great Green Wall community to present the results achieved so far by the Great Green Wall initiative and work together on the way forward....

Celebrated during the UNCCD COP12 in Ankara, this side-event offered an opportunity to get inspired by land restoration champions from across the world.
During three morning sessions on 13,14 and 15 October, they highlighted a host of land restoration initiatives...

Ankara - Combating desertification and adaptation to climate change have been part of the way of life of people from the Sahara and Sahel since times immemorial. Over the centuries, they have displayed great of inventiveness and ingenuity to manage...

Desertif'actions is the Civil society International Forum dedicated to land degradation and combating desertification. The forum will bring together over 300 stakeholders and 12,350 participants from over 100 countries expected, from June 10th to 13th 2015 in Montpellier (France). 

Civil society organizations,...

Drylands cover more than 40 percent of the world’s land area. Almost a third of the world’s population and some half of the global livestock are found here. Most people are poor and many subsist on less than US$1 per...