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Land Degradation Tools

GEO-LDN Flagship

The GEO Land Degradation Neutrality Flagship (GEO-LDN) is a stakeholder-driven initiative that was launched in 2018 during the GEO Week in Kyoto, Japan, responding to a request by the UNCCD’s Conference of the Parties (COP13). It brings together Earth observation data providers and governments to develop minimum data quality standards, analytical tools and capacity building needed to strengthen land degradation monitoring and reporting, using remote sensing and data collected on site.

GEO-LDN helps governments to access the necessary datasets and tools to prioritize interventions, monitor outcomes to manage land better and to report on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 15.3.1 (Decision 9/COP.13).

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Toolbox

The LDN Toolbox is a user-oriented entry point to a suite of analytical tools, datasets and methods for land use planning towards land degradation neutrality. The workflow of the toolbox is structured according to the typical 5 phases of an integrated land use planning cycle, as presented in a report of the UNCCD Science-Policy interface on “The contribution of integrated land use planning and integrated landscape management to implementing Land Degradation Neutrality: Entry points and support tools”.

Latest News

The Road to a PhD in Sustainable Land Management

25. March 2025

In 2023, the GEO-LDN Flagship established an international postgraduate program focused on land degradation neutrality (LDN) at the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Ghana. 

GEO-LDN at UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh

27. January 2025

At UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh (2–13 December 2024), GEO-LDN showcased how geospatial data drives global land restoration. Through its Pavilion, multilingual workshops, and country use cases, GEO-LDN fostered collaboration among 10 countries and experts worldwide. Highlights included capacity-building, storytelling for land restoration, and the launch of a new Regional Dialogue Forum for Pacific SIDS.

#HowToLDN Team Peru

27. November 2024

The #HowToLDN series highlights the efforts of intersectoral country teams to implement their roadmaps towards Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN). These teams have been supported by the GEO-LDN flagship program since our 2023 Global Dialogue Forum in South Africa. This post highlights Team Peru:  Background  Peru is the third largest country in South America, and its

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Publications & Reports

GEO-LDN Capacity Development Strategy
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GEO-LDN Global Dialogue Forum 2023
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