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Land-Degradation Neutral World – Key to a Successful Sustainable Development Agenda

  • Date: 14 July 2015, 3:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Location: Radisson Sholla 1

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Organized by Iceland, Namibia, Qatar, UNCCD in cooperation with UNU, UNDP and Biovision

Summary

Ministers from Iceland, Namibia and Qatar welcome you to engage with leading experts in the field in an informative discussion on why land-degradation neutrality (LDN) is essential to the success of a new sustainable development agenda.

Land degradation affects 2 billion hectares of land, affecting the livelihoods of millions by contributing to the loss of ecosystem services and biodiversity. The impact is most felt among the poorest and most vulnerable populations.

Investment and capacity building in sustainable land management and land restoration, along with enhanced information for policy-makers, will be essential to achieving many of the SDGs as well as to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

LDN will contribute to achieving food and water security, alleviating poverty, halting loss in biodiversity, empowering women and promoting peace and stability.

For this reason, LDN forms an integral part of “the Future we want” from Rio+20, the soon-to-be adopted SDGs and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.

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