The Global Soil Partnership was established in December 2012 as a mechanism to develop a strong interactive partnership and enhanced collaboration and synergy of efforts between all stakeholders. From land users through to policy makers, one of the key objectives [...]

The International Land Coalition (ILC) is an independent global alliance of civil society and intergovernmental organizations. It was established as the outcome of the Conference on Hunger and Poverty which took place in Brussels in November 1995. The ILC promotes secure [...]

FAO seeks to enhance agricultural productivity to improve nutrition, raise rural living standards and contribute to global economic growth in accord with its mandate. It works with countries to promote national ownership and leadership. And it ensures that UN norms [...]

The Global Mechanism (GM) offers strategic advisory services to developing countries on how to increase investments in sustainable land management (SLM). Established by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the GM began its operations in October 1998. As per [...]

The Global Partnership on Forest and Landscape Restoration is a proactive network that unites governments, organisations, communities and individuals with a common goal: restoring the world's degraded and deforested lands. The Partnership was initiated with the purpose of catalyzing and reinforcing [...]

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of [...]