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Cooperation agreement signed on the implementation of Action Against Desertification
In an agreement signed today, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have further strengthened their partnership in support of the Great Green Wall initiative, Africa’s flagship initiative to combat land degradation, desertification and...
In an agreement signed today, the African Union Commission (AUC) and the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have further strengthened their partnership in support of the Great Green Wall initiative, Africa’s flagship initiative to combat land degradation, desertification and...
05-02-2016
Over 20 pastoralist organizations from eight countries in Eastern and Southern Africa team up
Pastoralists across Eastern and Southern Africa face a long list of threats: conflicts and violence, blocked migration routes, the expansion of farming into the best grazing areas, a lack of services such as schools and health care. Now the region’s...
Pastoralists across Eastern and Southern Africa face a long list of threats: conflicts and violence, blocked migration routes, the expansion of farming into the best grazing areas, a lack of services such as schools and health care. Now the region’s...
23-01-2016
New document captures, evaluates and shares knowledge gained in dryland restoration initiatives
Over forty percent of the world’s land cover consists of drylands, home to around two billion people. Between 10-20% are estimated to be degraded. In an effort to promote drylands restoration, FAO and partners have drawn up the Global guidelines for...
Over forty percent of the world’s land cover consists of drylands, home to around two billion people. Between 10-20% are estimated to be degraded. In an effort to promote drylands restoration, FAO and partners have drawn up the Global guidelines for...
20-01-2016
Technical Great Green Wall Workshop on restoration held in Nigeria
During a workshop organized by FAO and the National Agency of the Great Green Wall of Nigeria from 19 to 21 January detailed plans were drawn for large-scale restoration efforts in West Africa.
During a workshop organized by FAO and the National Agency of the Great Green Wall of Nigeria from 19 to 21 January detailed plans were drawn for large-scale restoration efforts in West Africa.
19-01-2016
Des représentants de dix pays identifient les priorités de développement
Des pastoralistes d’une bande de pays, de la Mauritanie à l’Iran, ont identifié un ensemble de priorités communes pour soutenir le développement pastoral dans leur région. Des représentants de groupes d’éleveurs d’Algérie, Égypte, Iran, Jordanie, Mauritanie, Maroc, Arabie Saoudite, Soudan, Tunisie...
Des pastoralistes d’une bande de pays, de la Mauritanie à l’Iran, ont identifié un ensemble de priorités communes pour soutenir le développement pastoral dans leur région. Des représentants de groupes d’éleveurs d’Algérie, Égypte, Iran, Jordanie, Mauritanie, Maroc, Arabie Saoudite, Soudan, Tunisie...
17-01-2016