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Global progress in sustainable land management, drought and desertification (Google / GM)
Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://staging.global-mechanism.org/es/News/Land-and-desertification-the-GM-at-CSD-16 Land and desertification: the GM at CSD-16 Government delegations, international organizations, and major civil society groups are currently reviewing global progress in sustainable land management (SLM), drought and desertification, at the 16th … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, drought, Global Mechanism, land / land degradation, UNCCD
Engaging civil society organizations in combating desertification (Google / Global Mechanism))
Read at : Google – desertification http://www.global-mechanism.org/news–events/events/seminar-and-workshop-on-engaging-civil-society-organizations-in-combating-desertification- Seminar and workshop on engaging civil society organizations in combating desertification 1 September, 2010 – 2 September, 2010 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Civil society engagement in the processes surrounding sustainable land management (SLM) … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
ToRs for Consultancy Vacancy (UNCCD / GM)
Read at : ToRs for Consultancy Vacancy for supporting COP 9 Bureau You may recall that at COP 9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was decided that the Bureau would finalize the Assessment of the Global Mechanism by the Joint … Continue reading
Posted in Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Summary (ENB / IISD)
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Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, drought, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
Desertification – a Macroeconomic Problem (Google / IPS)
Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=48581 Desertification – a Macroeconomic Problem By Sebastián Lacunza BUENOS AIRES, Sep 24 (IPS) – Understanding desertification as a macroeconomic problem, with financial, productive, environmental and civil society aspects, is a major concern for Christian Mersmann, the … Continue reading
Posted in Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Nr. 10 (ENB / IISD)
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Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Nr. 9 (ENB / IISD)
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Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Nr. 8 (ENB / IISD)
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Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Nr. 7 (ENB / IISD)
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Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
COP9 of UNCCD – Nr. 6 (ENB / IISD)
Read at : Earth Negotiations Bulletin <enb@iisd.org> Also in French and Spanish Earth Negotiations Bulletin · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · … Continue reading
Posted in CRIC, CST, Desertification, Global Mechanism, UNCCD
