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Workshop: Climate Change in LDN Planning
30. April 2025
On 29–30 April 2025, a workshop on integrating climate change into Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) planning was held at the GIZ headquarters in Bonn, Germany. The event was organized by Conservation International (CI) in collaboration with GEO-LDN and supported by GIZ.
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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.
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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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#HowtoLDN Team Mongolia
21. November 2024
Today’s spotlight is on Mongolia, where over 76.9% of land is affected by desertification, driven by overgrazing, mining, and climate change. Team Mongolia’s roadmap to 2032 focuses on improved land use/land cover (LULC) mapping, identifying tree species for reforestation, and modeling future land use changes to guide data-backed policies. Restoration efforts in Dariganga and Eastern Mongolia use satellite tools like Sentinel-2 to monitor vegetation, sand movement, and protect habitats of Mongolian gazelles and white-naped cranes.
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#HowToLDN Team Georgia
13. November 2024
With 6.63% of land degraded, Team Georgia leverages Earth observation and hotspot mapping to improve Land Productivity Dynamics and guide pastureland restoration. A new LPD comparison app and a multi-stakeholder approach are strengthening national LDN targets and aligning policies with SDG 15.3.
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#HowToLDN Team Senegal
5. November 2024
Team Senegal advances Land Degradation Neutrality in the northern pastoral zone, where ~34% of land is degraded. An intersectoral working group, unified assessment methods, and capacity-building underpin a 2025 roadmap using geospatial data and WOCAT-based tools to produce SLM products, with a restitution and validation workshop planned for October 2025.
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#HowToLDN Team Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
30. October 2024
Team DRC is advancing Land Degradation Neutrality by 2030, aiming to restore 8 million ha of forest and improve cropland and shrubland productivity. With GEO-LDN, the team is building a national LDN baseline map and monitoring system. The 2024 roadmap set up a multisectoral task force, workshops, and validated indicators.
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#HowToLDN Team Ghana Coastal Erosion
21. October 2024
Team Ghana Coastal Erosion is working to safeguard the country’s 550 km coastline, with a focus on the Keta Lagoon, from erosion and flooding. By developing an integrated shoreline monitoring system, leveraging Earth observation and geospatial data, and engaging local stakeholders, the team is advancing sustainable marine management and contributing to Land Degradation Neutrality.
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