Category Archives: Success stories – best practices

‘One student, one tree’ programme in Pakistan

Posted on October 1, 2011 by

Read at : http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=105282 Youth Share Best Practices at Tunza By Kanis Dursin BANDUNG, West Java , Sep 28, 2011 (IPS) – Participants at the ‘Tunza International Children and Youth Conference’ underway in this Indonesian city shared best practices and … Continue reading →

Posted in afforestation, reforestation, Success stories - best practices

Did you miss our new Facebook-group: DESERTIFICATION FIELD PRACTICES ? (Nicol-André Berdellè / Willem Van Cotthem)

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Why this group ? http://www.facebook.com/groups/273559399327792/ One can find a huge amount of information on desertification, drought and poverty on the internet.  Unfortunately, there is no particular site where interested people can find a collection of the existing best practices, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, Success stories - best practices

The popularity of sack gardening for combating hunger and malnutrition (Cynthia ODERA / Willem VAN COTTHEM)

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Comments on a former posting Willem VAN COTTHEM (Belgium) : Sack gardening is a very interesting technique for the developing countries. It can and should be applied everywhere to alleviate malnutrition, hunger and poverty. It’s an easy, simple and cheap … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, drought, food / food security, hunger / famine, irrigation, malnutrition, nutrition, sack gardening, Success stories - best practices

UNDDD Success Stories – Brazil (UNDDD / UNCCD / IFAD)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm Brazil Success_story_Brazil Greening a grey land Naelson Medeiros was born about 30 years ago in Sombras Grandes, a small community in the vast ‘grey land’ of the Caatigna forest in north-eastern Brazil. The forest … Continue reading →

Posted in IFAD, Success stories - best practices, UNCCD, UNDDD

UNDDD Success Stories – Turkey 2 (UNDDD / UNCCD / DRYNET)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm Turkey Success Story Turkey The Kop and Burnazdere Microcatchments in Bayburt region – Turkey Hot and short summers that are followed by cold winters are not the best preconditions for a healthy vegetation. Thus, … Continue reading →

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UNDDD Success Stories Turkey 1 (UNDDD / UNCCD / DRYNET)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm Turkey Success Story Saffron Turkey Flowers to combat desertification and protect biological diversity in Turkey For a long time, cotton dominated agricultural production in the Harran Plateau of Turkey, despite this crops accompanying environmental … Continue reading →

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UNDDD Success Stories – India 2 (UNDDD / UNCCD / ICRISAT)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm India Success Story watershed India Adarsha Watershed in Kothapally Leads to Inward Migration Flows One of the main obstacles to combating desertification and drought is the failure to provide local communities with the knowledge … Continue reading →

Posted in ICRISAT, Success stories - best practices, UNCCD, UNDDD

UNDDD Success Stories India 1 (UNDDD / UNCCD / UNEP)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm India Success Story Forest India A long road to sustainable community forestry The National Joint Forest Management Project, Haryana Province, India The foothills of Himalaya in Haryana State are called Siwalik Hills and were … Continue reading →

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UNDDD Success Stories – China (UNDDD / UNCCD / UNEP)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm China Success Story Settlement China-1 Protecting Human Settlements from Drifting Sand in Cele County, China The encroachment of deserts on homes, cities and farmland is a challenge faced by most people that reside close … Continue reading →

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UNDDD Success Stories : Syria (UNDDD / UNCCD / IFAD)

Posted on April 3, 2011 by

Read at : SUCCESS STORIES http://unddd.unccd.int/success-stories.htm Syria Success_story_Syria The grass is greener: rehabilitating the Syrian Badia The Syrian steppe or ‘Badia’ covers 10 million hectares of central and eastern Syria. Characterized by poor soils and low rainfall, it is suitable … Continue reading →

Posted in IFAD, Success stories - best practices, UNCCD, UNDDD