By Matheus Zanella For 99% of Brazilians – and world citizens, in general – the UN seems to be something distant, a world of serious-face people wearing suits and taking important decisions in air-conditioned rooms. So, I am…
Sustainable Land Management (SLM) techniques can be expensive; not only financially expensive, but labor intensive, too. Most farmers around to the world face some sort of resource constraint and must prioritize well-known techniques to manage their land and ultimately, choose…
New Guide and Animation Film offers strategic guidance and inspiration on how to secure tenure rights to commons based on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests Did you know that millions of…
What happens when you bring small-scale farmers, soil scientists, land rights and gender equality activists, academics, policy-makers and environmental stewards together in one space? Well, as the Global Soil Week has proven time and again, a beautiful exchange of knowledge…
The 2030 Agenda acknowledges the international responsibility of countries for the economic, environmental, and social effects related to high levels of consumption. These effects are often felt across national borders and are, in turn, influenced by trans-boundary dynamics and international…
The time to act is now: Implementing the highly ambitious 2030 Agenda has to start without further delay at all levels. It offers a unique opportunity to transform development into sustainable development for all countries and all people. This video…
9 August. Contributing to the UN International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and the #LandRightsNow mobilization week, the IASS Global Soil Forum releases a short film with experiences from civil society, government and scientists on the implementation status of…
Securing Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ land rights is an urgent matter – especially in light of increasing resource demands and related conflicts. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests (Tenure Guidelines) provide…
Millions of people worldwide depend on commons – the land, fisheries and forests which they use collectively as commons.
Piloting exchange and contributions towards a Global Thematic Review on Land and Soil in support of the High-Level Political Forum Global thematic reviews … … to support an integrated implementation of the 2030 Agenda Achieving sustainable development according to the 2030…