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SDG Academy: New Online Learning Platform for the Sustainable Development Goals

SDG Academy: New Online Learning Platform for the Sustainable Development Goals

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…

Samie Blasingame 22 February 2017 Read more
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4pour1000 Launch Biological Soil Indicators Consultation

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…

Samie Blasingame 22 February 2017 Read more
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African Soil Seminar 2016: Gearing Up

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…

Samie Blasingame 27 November 2016 Read more
Land Governance, News

#LandRightsNow through Responsible Land Governance

#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…

Amy Green 9 August 2016 Read more
Land Governance, News

How to make best use of the Tenure Guidelines to secure tenure rights to commons?

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.

Amy Green 25 July 2016 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

Knowledge for the SDGs: A Global Thematic Review on Land and Soil

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…

Amy Green 15 July 2016 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

Empowering vulnerable land users through inclusive and participatory follow-up and review

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)

Amy Green 24 June 2016 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

UN SDGs: Strengthening Global Partnerships and Societal Involvement

UN SDGs: Strengthening Global Partnerships and Societal Involvement

UN SDGs: Strengthening Global Partnerships and Societal Involvement – How to Make the SDGs a Reality

Ivonne Lobos Alva 26 May 2016 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

IISD Guest Article by Ivonne Lobos Alva & Jes Weigelt

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…

Ivonne Lobos Alva 2 May 2016 Read more
News, Sustainable Development Goals

2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Consumption and Production in an Age of Diminishing Resources

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…

Ivonne Lobos Alva 29 April 2016 Read more
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