The Scientific Conceptual Framework for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) provides a scientific foundation for understanding, implementing and monitoring LDN. It has been designed to create a bridge between the vision and the practical implementation of LDN, by defining LDN in operational terms. The…

For UNCCD stakeholders the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) is the primary recommended database for best practices on “sustainable land management (SLM) technologies, including adaptation”. If you want to share a best practice, please follow the steps outlined here.…

Land Potential Knowledge System (LandPKS) provides mobile apps supporting Land Degradation Neutrality project planning and implementation with simple soil and vegetation data collection.

An agreement between The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and The World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) was signed on 15 April 2014. In the agreement WOCAT was identified as primary recommended database for best practices on SLM technologies.

The Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept has been developed to encourage implementation of an optimal mix of measures designed to avoid, reduce and/or reverse land degradation in order to achieve a state of no net loss of healthy and productive land.

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The UNCCD eLibrary in Bonn, Germany assumes the role of the depository of material dealing with aspects of combating desertification and land degradation, including historic collections and scientific data related to best practices and actions that are focused on the restoration of degraded lands. T…