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Announcement of the Land for Life Award jury
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The Land for Life Award is pleased to announce its jury of ten well-known experts from the field sustainable development: Vandana Shiva, founder Nevdanya International in India; Camilla Toulmin, Director, International Institute for Sustainable Development; Mary Seely, Founder, Desert Research Foundation of Namibia; Dennis Garrity is Drylands Ambassador for the UNCCD, and others.
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Date:
2012-01-31
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Report of Land Day 5 held in Durban
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Land Day 5, on the theme, Achieving zero-net land degradation: impacts on climate change, was held on Tuesday, 6 December, at the Rio Conventions Pavilion, in Durban, South Africa, and was attended by nearly 200 participants. This summary provides highlights and links to each of the presentations, including the keynote speech by Deputy President Mr Kgalema Motlanthe.
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Date:
2012-01-21
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The dozen burning questions on GEF financial support to the reporting and alignment process
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Based on the queries received from a number of country Parties, the secretariat – in close consultation with the GEF secretariat – has compiled the basic information relevant to accessing GEF funding for enabling activities to support the national level preparation for the forthcoming reporting and review process and the alignment of action programmes.
Country Parties eligible to GEF support have to choose among three options to get a financial contribution to national budget for these activities. The GEF procedures are now unveiled more in details.
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Date:
2012-01-21
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