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World Environment Day

04 June 2024

From tree planting in the Maldives and Kenya to the unveiling of large-scale city murals in the United States and activities in zoos across Ireland, Singapore and India, millions of people are coming together to mark this year’s Day.

United Nations Environment Programme

Enhanced Prindex Application in Colombia: Assessment of Alternative Survey Instruments for Measuring Perceived Tenure Security for Land and Property Rights [External Event]

10 October 2023

Please join the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Global Land Alliance, and Prindex for a virtual webinar on Wednesday, October 11th, 10 – 11:30 am EDT, to discuss findings from an assessment of alternative survey instruments for measuring perceived tenure security.

United States Agency for International Development
Global Land Alliance
Prindex

Unlocking the potential of the VGGT through Land Degradation Neutrality

13 October 2022
Virtual
Italy

This event will launch the technical guide on integrating the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forest in the context of National Food Security (VGGT) into land degradation neutrality (LDN) in all 6 UN languages, produced jointly by UNCCD and FAO.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Land Portal Foundation
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
TMG-ThinkTank for Sustainability

8th International conference on deserts, drylands and desertification

27 November 2022 - 01 December 2022
Beer-Sheva
Israel

The upcoming conference organized by the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel will focus on the intersection of land and water and the impact of land degradation and drought on populations across the world. More details on the event are coming soon.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

International conference: Forestry science for sustainable development

29 September 2022 - 30 September 2022

To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the Faculty of Forestry, University of Banja Luka and 30 years of PFE "Šume Republike Srpske" ad Sokolac, with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and The International Union for Conservation of Nature , is organizing an international scientific conference FORS²D under the theme ""Perspectives of forestry and related se

International Union for Conservation of Nature

2022 Desertification and Drought Day

17 June 2022
Spain

Drought, with a focus on early action to prevent disastrous outcomes, is the theme of the Desertification and Drought Day marked on 17 June 2022. The global observance of the event will take place in Madrid, Spain, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced.

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Land governance and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Building Back Better with Improved Land Information Systems

02 February 2022

This side event will present the latest information available on land-related SDG indicators that are showcased on the SDGs Land Tracker. The event will emphasize how Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) can play a key role in accelerating achievement of the SDGs and Building Back Better in light of the COVID-10 pandemic.

Land Portal Foundation
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Development finance and land rights: leveraging the VGGT to enhance food systems, climate resilience, and land degradation neutrality

11 October 2021

The 49th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) will be held virtually from 11 to 14 October 2021.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Land Portal Foundation
United States Agency for International Development
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification

Land Rights, Biodiversity and Global Health: How Can Indigenous People Help Prevent Future Pandemics?

20 May 2021

The Ford Foundation, the Land Portal Foundation, the Tenure Facility and the Thomson Reuters Foundation launched a webinar on May 20th on the the link between “environmental imbalances” and “emerging infectious diseases".

Land Portal Foundation
Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Tenure Facility
Ford Foundation