Water is our most precious resource,  and its sustainable management is critical for the development of the Mediterranean region. The webinar will be a great opportunity to witness a Mediterranean in action to preserve water. The webinar will bring together experts, project representatives, stakeholders, and policymakers from the Mediterranean region to discuss the challenges and opportunities for […]

The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative is inviting the world’s soil biodiversity researchers, educators, and policy supporters for the 3rd Global Soil Biodiversity Conference. Please explore the website for more information on attendance. Call for submissions is now open. Submissions are invited on any scientific topic relevant to the conference theme “Science as a basis for the […]

UNCCD organizes a thematic webinar to mark the launch of the Study on Land Degradation, Climate Change and Migration nexus. The authors and contributors will present results of the study undertaken over the period of several years, followed by an open discussion on the themes raised in the study. The event  will be conducted in Russian […]

In-land water areas, such as natural dams, lakes and watersheds and other wetlands along the coast, such as mangroves, are disappearing, and fast. Wetlands contribute approximately $47.4 trillion annually to human health, happiness, and security. Peatlands provide goods and services, such as food security and protection against water-related disasters, such as droughts and floods. This year’s […]

This webinar is a collaboration between the international “4 per 1000” Initiative and our partners from Soil4Climate who will host the event. The webinar is set for Wednesday next week (December 14, 17:00 UTC). The event looks at the science, practices and policies of regenerative grazing as a soil, climate, and livelihoods solution. Particular attention is […]

In June 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a Nature Restoration Law. It is the first continent-wide, comprehensive law of its kind. The proposal combines an overarching restoration objective for the long-term recovery of nature with binding restoration targets for specific habitats and species. This law has the potential to change the entire […]

The event—the last installment in a special miniseries on climate change hosted by the Commonwealth Foundation—will explore art’s unique ability to address hard truths and reveal the human impact of global heating. Renowned artists and activists from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific are coming together to discuss how art can move the needle on climate change. […]

Arab Water Convention Convened by the Arab Water Council Under the patronage of Egypt Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation The Arab Water Convention will take place on 20-22 February 2023 at the Ritz-Carlton, Dubai International Financial Center, Dubai, UAE. For further information please visit our website https://arabwaterconvention.org/ or download the brochure here for more information.  

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is organizing the free event on “The contribution of the Tool for Agroecology Performance Evaluation (TAPE)” that will take place on 22 of November 2022 at from 14:30 to 16:00 CET. Objectives: Provide an overview of TAPE: the tool; goals; frameworks; database and development process; […]

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is organizing a virtual event named “Foresight processes to support sustainable food system transformations through agroecology”. Current global challenges put strong emphasis on the urgent need for a sustainable transformation of agriculture and food systems. This transformation requires appropriate tools designed to make structural changes possible. […]

We celebrate World Soil Day on the 5th of December 2022. The topic of this year’s campaign “Soils: Where food begins” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy ecosystems and human well-being by addressing the growing challenges in soil management. The FAO is organising a World Soil Day Official Ceremony, which will take […]

The “4 per 1000” Initiative Day will be held in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt) on November 16th, 2022.  Its theme will be “Healthy Soils for a Healthy Planet”. The event will be held in a hybrid version (face-to-face for those who can attend and online for those who cannot travel). If you are interested in participating, please register on […]

The 8th International Conference on Deserts, Drylands and Desertification will take place in Beer-Sheva, Israel from the 27th of November to the 1st of December 2022. The conference will focus on the intersection of land and water and the impact of land degradation and drought on populations across the world. The conference program and registration link […]

Desertification & Drought Day 2022
Sassari, 17 June 2022

The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. DNI will organise a side event “How to develop the next generation scientists in desertification and land degradation?“. The event is scheduled to take place […]

  GLOBAL SYMPOSIUM ON SOILS FOR NUTRITION (GSOIL4N) 26-29 July 2022 | VIRTUAL MEETING Food starts with soils, and with less than ten years to go until 2030 Agenda – the deadline to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there is a call for urgent attention to the factors and forces driving the […]

The fifteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will take place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. The COP15 theme, ‘Land. Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity’, is a call to action to ensure land, the lifeline on this planet, continues to benefit present […]

Youth leadership: thriving through land-based actions
16 december 2021 at 3pmCET

World Soil Day (WSD) is held annually on 5 December as a means to focus attention on the importance of healthy soil and advocating for the sustainable management of soil resources. World Soil Day 2021 (#WorldSoilDay) and its campaign “Halt soil salinization, boost soil productivity” aims to raise awareness of the importance of maintaining healthy […]

The 2021 Silk Road International Conference on the Cooperation and Integration of Industry, Education Research and Application will be held in October 29-30, 2021. The topic of the conference will be soil and water conservation and sustainable land management. The aim is to explore ways to improve soil and water conservation and promote sustainable land […]