Are you interested in learning more about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? Well, a new e-learning site from the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) has a bunch of online content to teach you all that you need to know! Here…
4pour1000 Launch Biological Soil Indicators Consultation
By Mario Catizzone The aim of the 4pour1000 initiative (4per1000 in English) is to increase carbon in the soil by 0.4%. This could help to halt the annual increase in Co2 in the atmosphere. More broadly, the initiative is to share…
African Soil Seminar 2016: Gearing Up
The Global Soil Week team has been trickling in to Nairobi since Wednesday evening with all hands on deck for Monday’s kick-off of the first African Soil Seminar. After a long year of planning and preparations, the first regional Soil…
#LandRightsNow through Responsible Land Governance
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…
How to make best use of the Tenure Guidelines to secure tenure rights to commons?
Millions of people worldwide depend on commons – the land, fisheries and forests which they use collectively as commons.
Knowledge for the SDGs: A Global Thematic Review on Land and Soil
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…
Empowering vulnerable land users through inclusive and participatory follow-up and review
IASS Global Soil Forum discusses inclusive and participatory follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda at the European Development Days (EDD 2016)
UN SDGs: Strengthening Global Partnerships and Societal Involvement
UN SDGs: Strengthening Global Partnerships and Societal Involvement – How to Make the SDGs a Reality
IISD Guest Article by Ivonne Lobos Alva & Jes Weigelt
This article was first published and posted on: Monday, 2 May 2016 at IISD.org. Strengthening Civil Society to Influence the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda The shrinking space for civil society to act is jeopardizing the key role of these…
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Consumption and Production in an Age of Diminishing Resources
Conference on Germany’s Role in the Implementation of the SDGs 17 goals and 169 targets: the Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda) adopted by the United Nations in September 2015 is as ambitious as it is complex. The UN member…