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Advisory: How much land is degraded
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Media
Advisory: How much land is degraded
globally?
Bonn, 19
December 2019. The first global
assessment of land degradation based on Earth
observation data reported by governments will be
presented and reviewed at the Seventeenth
Session of the Committee for the Review of
Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 17) to be
held on 28-29 January 2019 in Georgetown,
Guyana.
The assessment, conducted by
reporting countries using a harmonized approach,
shows trends in land degradation between 2000 to
2015. It is based on data gathered from 145 of
the 197 countries that are party to the
Convention. This is the most extensive
compilation of official data on this subject
since world governments agreed to tackle the
problem of land degradation in 1994, and then
adopted a binding agreement – the United Nations
Convention to Combat Desertification – in
1996.
The assessment is expected to
provide the baseline for assessing progress in
the reduction or reversal of land degradation
globally, going forward. It will also contribute
to country efforts to achieve land degradation
neutrality (LDN), which is Sustainable
Development Goal target 15.3.
Journalists
wishing to cover the Committee meeting in
January are invited to register and obtain accreditation through this online
portal:
https://reg.unog.ch/event/27508/.
The
secretariat of the UNCCD jointly with Guyana
Land and Soils Commission will organize a media
training for journalists on Sunday, 28 January
2019. A few Caribbean journalists who meet the
required criteria will be sponsored for the
training, and to cover the event. Interested
journalists are reminded that the application
deadline is this Friday, 21 December 2019. Detailed information is
available here:
https://www.unccd.int/news-events/deadline-extended-applications-cric17-media-training.
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For more
information about the Conference
contact:
Ms Wagaki Wischnewski
UN
Convention to Combat
Desertification
wwisch...@unccd.int
Mr
Royden James
Guyana Lands and Surveys
Commission
rja...@glsc.gov.gy | |
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The United
Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) is an international agreement on good
land stewardship. It helps people, communities
and countries create wealth, grow economies and
secure enough food, clean water and energy by
ensuring land users an enabling environment for
sustainable land management. Through
partnerships, the Convention’s 197 parties set
up robust systems to manage drought promptly and
effectively. Good land stewardship based on
sound policy and science helps integrate and
accelerate achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals, builds resilience to climate
change and prevents biodiversity
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Subject: How
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