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UNCCD News Issue Reviews COP 10 Outcomes
January 2012: The latest issue of UNCCD News reviews the outcomes from the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
In his opening message, UNCCD Executive Secretary Luc Gnacadja highlights that the Changwon Initiative, which the Republic of Korea launched at COP 10, seeks to further advance the implementation of the UNCCD’s 10-year Strategy. He also calls attention to, inter alia, the Land for Life Award, which also was launched during COP 10, and the Sustainable Land Management Business Forum, which convened in Changwon. Gnacadja urges the international community “to adopt the goal of a land- degradation-neutral world” at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20).
A review of the outcomes of COP 10 notes that it was the first UNCCD COP to take place in Asia since the Convention came into force 15 years ago. It reports that the inaugural session of the Sustainable Land Management Business Forum convened in parallel to COP 10, and brought together nearly 100 business leaders in this private sector-led initiative and voluntary action platform.
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