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Country profiles | UNCCD
The Convention’s 197 parties (countries) work together to improve the living conditions for people in drylands, to maintain and restore land and soil productivity, and to mitigate the effects of droug...
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Convention | UNCCD
Healthy land is central to the wellbeing of the planet’s ecosystems and biodiversity; it feeds us, shelters us, and provides the backbone to a thriving global economy. When land is degraded or plagued...
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National action plans | UNCCD
National, regional and sub-regional programmes National action programmes (NAPs) are the key instruments to implement the Convention. They are often supported by action programmes at sub-regional (SRA...
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Our work & impact | UNCCD
The UNCCD is the global voice for land. We promote practices that avoid, reduce and reverse land degradation and are the driving force behind Sustainable Development Goal 15 and Land Degradation Neutr...
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UNCCD 2018–2030 Strategic Framework | UNCCD
At its thirteenth session in 2017, the Conference of the Parties (COP) adopted the UNCCD 2018−2030 Strategic Framework and encouraged Parties to apply it in their national policies, programmes, plans ...
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The history of UNCCD | UNCCD
Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land managem...