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Synthesis of thematic papers from the series ‘Women’s empowerment in the drylands [PDF]

, 2015
Women’s land rights and their importance for women’s empowerment and wider development goals have gained increased attention in recent years. However, gender inequality in land rights in dryland countries and across the developing world more broadly ...
UNDP, Nelson, Valerie, Morton, John, Forsythe, Lora, UNCCD   +4 more
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Good practice guidance for national reporting on UNCCD Strategic Objective 3: to mitigate, adapt to, and manage the effects of drought in order to enhance resilience of vulnerable populations and ecosystems

, 2021
This document provides guidance on how to calculate three indicators used for reporting progress towards the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Strategic Objective 3 which has the aim to mitigate, adapt to, and manage the ...
King-Okumu, Caroline, Sarkar, Sunita, Rees, Gwyn, Barker, Lucy J., Rickards, Nathan J., Hannaford, Jamie   +5 more
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Monitoring and Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation: Knowledge Management, Institutions and Economics: White Paper of the DSD Working Group 3 [PDF]

, 2010
The White Paper is a review of leading scientific knowledge on the role of knowledge management, institutions and economics in monitoring and assessment of land degradation and desertification.
Chasek, Pamela, Bachmann, Felicitas, Schwilch, Gudrun, Requier-Desjardins, Mélanie, Sperlich, Stefan, Reed, Mark, Liniger, Hans Peter, Stringer, Lindsay   +7 more
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Efficiency analysis of Policies against desertification by applying DEA: a case study in the river Guadalentin catchment (Almeria, Spain) [PDF]

, 2010
This paper deals about an attempt to evaluate the different policies against desertification carried out during a twenty five year period (1978-2003) in the eight municipalities which compound the river Guadalentín catchment (Murcia, Spain). The approach
Rojo Serrano, Leopoldo, Solana Gutierrez, Joaquin, Ramos Algama, Sara   +2 more
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Portuguese Students' Perceptions of Soil Ecosystem Services and Their Willingness to Change Behaviour for the Future of Soil

Land Degradation &Development, Volume 37, Issue 13, Page 9295-9307, 15 August 2026.
ABSTRACT Soil is one of the most important non‐renewable natural resources, playing a vital role in sustaining humanity. Studies exploring how students perceive soil ecosystem services are considerably scarcer. Therefore, the main objectives of this study are: (i) to understand Portuguese students' perceptions of the importance of different soil ...
Catarina de Almeida Pinheiro, Bruno Martins, Adélia Nunes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation Trends - Proceedings of the UNCCD First Scientific Conference, 22–24 September 2009, during the UNCCD Ninth Conference of Parties, Buenos Aires, Argentina [PDF]

, 2011
This Proceedings documents the deliberations of the First UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification) Scientific Conference on ‘Understanding Desertification and Land Degradation Trends’, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22 to 24 ...
MARTIUS Christopher, AKHTAR-SCHUSTER Mariam, WINSLOW Mark, BIGAS Harriet, SOMMER Stefan, THOMAS Richard, VOGT Juergen   +6 more
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Executive Secretary of UNCCD, Luc Gnacadja speaks about combating desertification

, 2016
Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of UNCCD (United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification), speaks about combating desertification Video by Meerim Shakirova, social media ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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Terrestrial Poor Ecohealth Areas Continue to Expand Across Asian Drylands

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract The 7th Rio declaration principle emphasizes global collaboration to protect and restore ecosystem health. While dryland ecosystem health (EH) remains critical to global sustainability agendas, its long‐term regional dynamics remain poorly constrained across the Asian drylands (AD), where land management decisions increasingly shape ecological
Sikandar Ali, Akash Tariq, Fanjiang Zeng, Jordi Sardans, Patient Mindje Kayumba, Zeeshan Ahmed, Josep Peñuelas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bridging Cross‐Scale Science–Policy Interfaces for Coherent Land‐Use Governance: Knowledge Co‐Production and Uptake in Kenya's Polycentric System

Environmental Policy and Governance, Volume 36, Issue 3, Page 654-673, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Land is fundamental to livelihoods and ecosystem health but faces mounting pressure from human activities, climate change, and competing development demands. Science–policy interfaces (SPIs)—platforms that connect experts and policymakers—are vital for co‐producing knowledge to inform coherent, sustainable land‐use governance.
Sara Velander, Lisa Biber‐Freudenberger   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global overview of progress in respecting the contributions of traditional knowledge in biodiversity governance

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 3, June 2026.
Abstract Recognition and engagement of Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IP&LCs) and other traditional knowledge (TK) holders in formal biodiversity governance remain limited, despite their significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity through their knowledge, innovations, practices, and land stewardship.
Kinga Öllerer, Pernilla Malmer, Marianna Biró, Noor Noor, Polina Shulbaeva, Maurizio Farhan Ferrari, Suneetha M. Subramanian, András Báldi, Zsolt Molnár   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source