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4 February 2019
Other News

Bamboo Promoted for Land Restoration at UNCCD

Bamboo, the fast-growing grass plant, could be an important tool for restoring degraded lands around the world, according to a statement made at a UN meeting on land restoration.
January 2019

The Assessment Report on Land Degradation and Restoration

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
This report provides a critical analysis of the state of knowledge regarding the importance, drivers, status, and trends of terrestrial ecosystems. It also provides a critical assessment of the full range of issues facing decision makers, including the importance, status, trends and threats to biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people, as well as policy and management response options.
December 2017

Roots of Prosperity: The Economics and Finance of Restoring Land

World Resources Institute (WRI)
The report Roots of Prosperity: The Economics and Finance of Restoring Land provides a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and costs of restoring forests and landscapes in countries around the world, demonstrating how smart policies and innovative financing can help governments meet their restoration targets.
12 November 2019
GGKP News

Kyrgyzstan Takes a Natural Approach to Land Restoration and Green Growth

A roundtable discussion on “Piloting land accounts for green economy” was organized in Bishkek on 12 November 2019 to share the results of a pilot project in Kyrgyzstan’s Suusamyr Valley that aims to achieve green growth through land restoration and sustainable management.
9 December 2020

WRI Webinar - The True Opportunity of Restoring Land: Lessons from India

World Resources Institute (WRI)
On 9 December 2020 at 14:30 (CET), the World Resources Institute (WRI) is hosting a webinar on 'The True Opportunity of Restoring Land: Lessons from India'.
October 2019

The Road to Restoration: A Guide to Identifying Priorities and Indicators for Monitoring Forest and Landscape Restoration

World Resources Institute (WRI)
The tool guides users through basic questions about the process to restore land: Why is restoration needed in the first place? What will the restored land be used for? What are the barriers that could prevent sustainability (including drivers of degradation and enabling factors)? What are the constraints and priorities for monitoring restoration?

The Land Accelerator

The Land Accelerator
The Land Accelerator is a platform for entrepreneurs that provides a free four-month program and curated network for entrepreneurs who restore degraded forests and farmland.
Online

Business Model Innovation for Sustainable Landscape Restoration

The ENABLE consortium; Commonland, United Nations University Land Restoration Training Programme, Spanish National Research Council CSIC, Nova School of Business & Economics, Rotterdam School of Management, and Erasmus University is offering a 8-week course designed in 3 phases that move the participants from ideation towards the successful implementation of a new sustainable business model for landscape restoration with 4 returns: return of natural capital, return of social capital, return of inspiration and return of financial capital.
September 2015

The Value of Land - Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)
This report the Value of Land - Prosperous lands and positive rewards through sustainable land management calls for bold policy decisions such as supporting economic, enabling and institutional conditions will be needed for the uptake of sustainable land management (SLM).
June 2014

An economic valuation of agroforestry and land restoration in the Kelka forest in Mali

Economics of Land Degradation (ELD)

The Kelka forest in the Mopti region of Mali is important for the provision of ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and maintenance of the hydrological cycle. The Kelka forest area occupies more than 300, 000 hectares with 15 villages within and around its boundaries.

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