Over 90% of #Morocco is in arid to semi-arid climate, highly vulnerable to water scarcity, food insecurity and #desertification 🏜️

Sand To Green startup has a vision: generate new arable land thru agroforestry + water desalination. #UNited4Land 💚
cleantechnica.com/2023/02/26/san…

Let’s take action #UNited4Land to empower women everywhere as agents of change for sustainable land management and climate resilience ✊ #UNCCDgender

We’re all in for a diet rich in legumes !! Not only 🫘 are great for your 🫀, they’re good for the health of the 🌎 too, nurturing the #soil and putting less pressure on land resources #UNited4Land 💚

On March 3 #WorldWildlifeDay we celebrate the wild animals and plants, and their contribution to our lives and the health of the planet.

This year is also the 50th anniversary of CITES that guards wild species under threat from illegal trade.

#CITES50 #WWD2023 #UNited4Land

It's the #WorldNGODay and this year's focus is on the role of civil society in achieving the #SDGs 🤝

Learn more about the UNCCD Civil Society and its role in promoting active involvement of CSOs #UNited4Land in the implementation of the convention.

👉 csopanel.org #NGO Day #NGO

Just in time for the #SocialJustice Day! Bringing land degradation and resulting human mobility into the #climatechange and disaster risk reduction discourse can help leverage the results of development projects and foster new partnerships.

#UNited4Land IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 UN Development Food and Agriculture Organization

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For the 2nd year in a row, northern #Italy 🇮🇹 is battling with severe #drought 🚱

Water reserves are in serious deficit while the lack of snowfall does not bode well for the future

⬇️The Po river near Voghera as seen by #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰️on 15 February

A lovely thread from the chief of Convention on Wetlands about #wildlife haven at the coral reef of Isla Verde 🪸

#DYK that coral reefs are a type of #wetlands ? Performing a multitude of unique eco-functions, the are also very vulnerable and in urgent need of our protection #UNited4Land

📅 Join us for the launch of the study on land degradation, #climatechange and #migration nexus in Central Asia.

On 1⃣6⃣ February at 10 am CET, leading experts from the region will present results of the study followed by an open discussion: unccd-int.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #UNited4Land

🌶️ What goes into the The Crop Trust Svalbard Global Seed Vault?

Join the #GLFLive to discover what is stored in the vault’s Arctic chambers and what this means for our #FoodSecurity .

📅 Wed. Feb. 10
⏰ 14:00 GMT
🔗 buff.ly/40ku7FB #UNited4Land

🎷Great news from our Land Ambassador Ricky Kej to start the week!
#LandAmbassadors #UNited4Land

How is your country using available water resources? In agriculture to produce food and materials, by municipalities to enable societal services, or in industry to create goods? Could the water be put to better use?

sdg6data.org #SDG6

#FlashbackFriday : Did you know that UNCCD history has been recorded in commemorative #stamps ? Our 30th anniversary is next year, so stay tuned for more fun facts!

▶️ bit.ly/3FzfBjO
📸 : courtesy of our Library Guru Katya Arapnakova

#collectibles #collections #UNited4Land

#GreenLegacy
#GreenWall    
#Greendreams
#Djibouti 🌿🌱🍀🌳
Our Green Meet'up soon.
Let's spotlight the work of civil society against #climatechange & towards a #greener #Djibouti 🌳
Ministère de l'Energie chargé des RN United Nations | Djibouti

📣It's #WorldWetlandsDay !
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#DYK that wetlands support livelihoods of 1 billion people worldwide?

Let these success stories of #wetlands restoration inspire you to #ReviveAndRestore these wonderlands: bit.ly/WWD2023 #UNited4Land

As #drought resilience and preparedness are taking center stage in the global efforts to bolster economies and communities against natural disasters, the new collaboration between UNCCD and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Drought Center is particularly timely. #UNited4Land

Let’s join the trend and look beyond the price tag to consider the cost of #fashion to people and planet 🏷️💚 #UNited4Land #ReFashionNow

World Wetlands Day is coming up on Feb. 2! #DYK that 35% of the world’s #wetlands have disappeared in the last 50 years?

It's time to revive wetlands! Explore this #WorldWetlandsDay kit from Convention on Wetlands and help make a splash for #wetlands #UNited4Land
💦 worldwetlandsday.org/material

🐛 #DYK that soil contains over 2⃣5⃣ % of our planet's biodiversity yet we've studied only 1⃣ % of its universe?

🍎 Sustainable land management protects #soilhealth , increasing agricultural yields and improving the quality of food: bit.ly/3DdpdR4

#UNited4Land via Food and Agriculture Organization

Today UN Biodiversity #COP15 the focus is on local and subnational governments 🏙️

They are on the frontlines of land and #ecosystems restoration, delivering nature-positive solutions for climate mitigation, green recovery, biodiversity and disaster risk prevention #UNited4Land