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Dryland landscapes and livelihoods take center stage in Blantyre, Malawi
19/08/2024
Enhancing efforts for productive and resilient dryland landscapes in Southern Africa
29/07/2024
Blantyre, Malawi – Government officials, experts and landscape managers from across Southern Africa met today for a week of discussions on the challenges and solutions for drylands in the region organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and partners.
Investing in our lands - Down to earth solutions for desertification, climate change and biodiversity loss
17/06/2024
WeCaN’s Gender-Responsive Pasture Management Practices
14/05/2024
Nurturing Community of Knowledge Practice for Women in Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems (WeCaN) wrapped up a series of knowledge-sharing sessions on gender-responsive pasture management practices. The primary goals of the sessions were to emphasize the key role women play in leadi...
Virtual workshop gender and drylands
14/05/2024
Meet the Chair of the Committee on Forestry Working Group on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems
14/05/2024
Dr. Batkhuu Nyam-Osor is the current chair of the Committee on Forestry (COFO) Working Group (WG) on Dryland Forests and Agrosilvopastoral Systems (COFO WG), and was appointed in the third Session of the Working Group, celebrated in Jordan in 2023. He represents Mongolia in the COFO as advisor...
Zooming in on Mongolia and the DSL-IP Eastern Steppe Project
14/05/2024
CACILM partners with the DSL-IP for a restored region
14/05/2024
The rangelands of Central Asia are described as the largest contiguous area of grazed land in the world, serving as an important source of livelihood for pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in this region. These rangelands are also important in carbon regulation as they absorb CO2.
CRIC 21 Side Event - Resilient Pastures for Land Degradation Neutrality in Central Asia
14/05/2024
at the 21st Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the UNCCD (CRIC21) taking place from 13 to 17 November 2023 in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The side event was co-organised by IUCN,...
Strengthening cooperation at the global level for greater impact on the ground
14/05/2024
Now in its third year of implementation, the GEF-7 Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program continues its journey, with activities ongoing in nine out of 11 countries and coordination structures in full swing.
Crop improvement holds promise to boost millets production in adverse growing conditions
29/03/2024
Botswana launches the GEF-7 Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Programme child project
06/03/2024
Achieving land degradation neutrality: integrating data for a holistic assessment to achieve better planning and decision-making
29/01/2024
Leveraging on Forest and Farm Producer Organizations for impact at scale in Drylands across Southern Africa
22/12/2023
News from the field: Zimbabwe
06/12/2023
In Zimbabwe, implementation of the Dryland Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (DSL-IP) is under way aiming to halt and reverse negative trends of land and forest degradation, while enhancing climate resilience of degraded areas of Miombo and Mopane woodlands. A recent field visit took place in Runde and Save landscapes to monitor, assess, and review progress achieved, and come up with recommendations for project activities in Chimanimani, Chipinge, Zaka, Masvingo and Shurugwi.