sustainable land management
Sustainable management of agrobiodiversity and recovery of vulnerable ecosystems in the Andean region of Peru
This report presents a comprehensive analysis of the GIAHS project's efforts to conserve agrobiodiversity and restore ecosystems in the Andean region of Peru. It highlights the importance of community participation, traditional knowledge, and the need for sustainable practices and policies to ensure the continuity of conservation efforts.
Online course: Forest and land monitoring for climate action
Follow this FAO course to learn how to apply high-resolution satellite imagery to critical forest and land monitoring in tropical forest countries.
Sixth Global Meeting of Mountain Partnership: South America and the Andes participate as an active block
On Tuesday, September 26th, 2022, Adaptation at Altitude (A@A) hosted a side event at the Mountain Partnership’s Sixth Global Meeting in Aspen, Colorado, USA. The side event was aimed at showing regional information collected for the sustainable management of mountains in the South America and Andres region.
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Latin America?
This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land prepared for decision makers in Latin America by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), Overseas Development Institute(ODI), Fundacion Futuro Latinoamericano and SouthSouthNorth. This is not an official IPCC publication.
The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land: What’s in it for Africa?
This publication offers a guide to the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land prepared for decision-makers in Africa by the CDKN, ODI and SSN. This is not an official IPCC publication.
Addressing the Land Degradation –Migration Nexus: the Role of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
A review of existing evidence, good practices, and policy recommendations on the complex interrelationships between migration and desertification, land degradation and drought.
Safer lives and livelihoods in mountains: Making the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction work for sustainable mountain development
This publication highlights 15 cases of good practice in development and applied research from mountain regions, and illustrates how the Sendai Framework’s four priorities can be put into practice.
Kazakhstan’s local farmers adapt to climate aridity in the Akmola Oblast
Akmola Oblast is the nation’s agricultural center, but its fragile steppe ecosystem is subject to harsh weather conditions exacerbated by climate change and threatening local economy.
Five Namibian communities holistically adapt to climate change
Namibia is plagued with a dry climate and poor soils and the country’s small-scale farmers produce the lowest agricultural yields in the world. Climate change exacerbates these realities.
Construction of Water Harvesting Infrastructure and improving the Community’s Adaptive Capacity to Natural Hazards
Jamaica's Pleasant Valley and White Chapel towns are nationally-recognized hotspots. Irregular rainfall and rising temperatures lead to water scarcity and crop failure.