UN Recognizes Restoration Initiative Feeding 4 Million Across the Sahel
UNEP
A major revival of degraded land across Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger was recognized today by the UN as one of three new World Restoration Flagships. Since 2018,… Read more »
Greening Lands, Feeding People: UN Awards Three Restoration Flagships at UNCCD COP17
UNEP
The UN today awarded three new World Restoration Flagships in Brazil, the Sahel region, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The initiatives are strengthening landscape productivity by… Read more »
Tanzania Embarks On 18-Month Project to Address Impacts of Climate Change On the Blue Economy
Daily News
THE Tanzanian government, in collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, is set to implement a project aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the… Read more »
Analysis - COP17: Top Issues Dividing, Shaping Ongoing Negotiations in Mongolia
Premium Times
As UNCCD COP17 enters its final days in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, negotiators remain divided over a proposed global drought instrument, finance for land restoration, rangeland… Read more »
COP17 - How Africa Can Unlock Billions for Land Restoration - - Official
Premium Times
She said Africa needs to move land restoration from the aid column into the investment column by developing bankable landscape programmes, strengthening land tenure, deploying… Read more »
Vaal Water Reserves Strong Ahead of Possible El Niño
SAnews.gov.za
The Vaal River System remains in a strong position as South Africa heads towards the summer rainfall season, but the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is keeping a close eye… Read more »
Foreign Bottom Trawling is Exacerbating Food and Nutrition Insecurity, New Study Finds [press release]
Oceana
Analysis finds that if fish stayed local, nutrition could improve in West Africa Read more »
COP17 - Finance, Water, Land Top Agenda As UN Desertification Talks Enter Final Stretch in Mongolia
Premium Times
As the 17th session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification enters its final week in Ulaanbaatar, ministers and global leaders will focus on finance, water, land, and food… Read more »
New €4 Million Climate-Risk Insurance Initiative Targets 210,000 Ethiopian Farmers
Addis Standard
The European Investment Bank (EIB), through its development arm EIB Global, has announced a grant of up to €4 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to support the… Read more »
How African Agriculture Must Build Against the Next Global Shock
Gates Foundation
Whether or not the Strait of Hormuz reopens for shipping at pre-war levels following a ceasefire that has repeatedly frayed since June, the damage is already done for millions of… Read more »
Land Models Sprout As Degradation Threatens Billions of Livelihoods
UN News
Promising efforts to restore degraded land are now in the spotlight at a time when 40 per cent of the world's land currently faces degradation and drought, threatening the… Read more »
COP17 - Rangeland Restoration Offers Investors Up to Six-Fold Returns - Experts
Premium Times
Investing in rangeland restoration can generate returns of between $4 and $6 for every $1 invested, according to findings presented at the ongoing UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar,… Read more »
Nigeria Must Invest More in Environment to Tackle Land Degradation, Farmer-Herder Conflicts - Expert [interview]
Premium Times
In this interview, the NCF Director General discussed NCF's Green Recovery Nigeria initiative and Nigeria's prospects of accessing the $1.3 billion financing announced at COP17 in… Read more »
Six Million Somalis Face Acute Hunger As Drought and Conflict Worsen
RFI
Six million people in Somalia are facing acute hunger, with nearly two million children at emergency levels, as severe drought, conflict and falling humanitarian funding deepen… Read more »
How Climate Change Is Affecting Women Farmers With Disabilities
Premium Times
A study conducted by the Advocacy for Women with Disabilities Initiative found that at least 1,118 women with disabilities engaged in agriculture across 27 states reported facing… Read more »
