Restoring Land, Restoring Hope. This is our message to the world. Rangelands cover more than half of the Earth's surface and support 500M people, yet they remain among the most overlooked ecosystems. See in Ulaanbaatar. #UNCCDCOP17 #UNited4Land
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International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) in Kenya led by IMPACT_KENYA The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) — declared by the United Nations General Assembly — is a historic global initiative that will bring together pastoralist communities from across Africa to celebrate and strengthen their contributions to sustainable development, peace, climate resilience, and cultural heritage (FAO, 2025; IYRP, 2025). Rangelands, which cover a significant portion of the world’s land surface, are vital ecosystems that support biodiversity, store carbon, regulate water, and sustain the livelihoods of millions of pastoralists (FAO, 2025). In Kenya, the year — led by Impact kenya — will convene pastoralist leaders, youth, women, policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to advance inclusive dialogue and collective action. The programme will focus on enhancing pastoralists’ rights to land and mobility, promoting sustainable rangeland management, and integrating indigenous knowledge into climate adaptation strategies. It will also emphasize peacebuilding by fostering cooperation across communities and reducing conflicts over shared resources through customary governance and shared stewardship practices (IYRP, 2025; FAO, 2025). IYRP 2026 summig for recognizing pastoralists as custodians of landscapes and champions of coexistence, while thanking all organizations and individuals working tirelessly for a better pastoral life across the continent. #pastrolism #UNited4Land
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) in Kenya led by IMPACT_KENYA The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) — declared by the United Nations General Assembly — is a historic global initiative that will bring together pastoralist communities from across Africa to celebrate and strengthen their contributions to sustainable development, peace, climate resilience, and cultural heritage (FAO, 2025; IYRP, 2025). Rangelands, which cover a significant portion of the world’s land surface, are vital ecosystems that support biodiversity, store carbon, regulate water, and sustain the livelihoods of millions of pastoralists (FAO, 2025). In Kenya, the year — led by Impact kenya — will convene pastoralist leaders, youth, women, policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to advance inclusive dialogue and collective action. The programme will focus on enhancing pastoralists’ rights to land and mobility, promoting sustainable rangeland management, and integrating indigenous knowledge into climate adaptation strategies. It will also emphasize peacebuilding by fostering cooperation across communities and reducing conflicts over shared resources through customary governance and shared stewardship practices (IYRP, 2025; FAO, 2025). IYRP 2026 summig for recognizing pastoralists as custodians of landscapes and champions of coexistence, while thanking all organizations and individuals working tirelessly for a better pastoral life across the continent. #pastrolism #UNited4Land
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) in Kenya led by IMPACT_KENYA The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) — declared by the United Nations General Assembly — is a historic global initiative that will bring together pastoralist communities from across Africa to celebrate and strengthen their contributions to sustainable development, peace, climate resilience, and cultural heritage (FAO, 2025; IYRP, 2025). Rangelands, which cover a significant portion of the world’s land surface, are vital ecosystems that support biodiversity, store carbon, regulate water, and sustain the livelihoods of millions of pastoralists (FAO, 2025). In Kenya, the year — led by Impact kenya — will convene pastoralist leaders, youth, women, policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders to advance inclusive dialogue and collective action. The programme will focus on enhancing pastoralists’ rights to land and mobility, promoting sustainable rangeland management, and integrating indigenous knowledge into climate adaptation strategies. It will also emphasize peacebuilding by fostering cooperation across communities and reducing conflicts over shared resources through customary governance and shared stewardship practices (IYRP, 2025; FAO, 2025). IYRP 2026 summig for recognizing pastoralists as custodians of landscapes and champions of coexistence, while thanking all organizations and individuals working tirelessly for a better pastoral life across the continent. #pastrolism #UNited4Land
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP 2026) in Kenya led by @impact_kenya
#pastrolism #UNited4Land
Today at #UNEA7, we have strengthened our partnership with
#IUCN to accelerate global land action!
This agreement unites science & policy to fast-track: drought resilience, rangeland restoration, and Land Degradation Neutrality.
Learn more: unccd.int/news-stories...
#United4Land
Mongolia is preparing to host @unccd.bsky.social #COP17 next year in beautiful Ulaanbaatar.
Pleased to meet Batbaatar Bat, Mongolia's Minister of Environment and Climate Change, at #UNEA7 to discuss COP priorities so we can all be #UNited4land.
@unep.org looks forward to supporting 🇲🇳 #COP17.
🔎#DYK More than 20% of land in Latin America and the Caribbean is degraded?
➡️To learn more, check out @unccd.bsky.social Data Dashboard https://bit.ly/4ahmiIi
#UNited4Land #CRIC23 #ThinkLandscape
Did you know that nearly 1.7 billion people live in areas where land degradation is cutting crop yields and threatening food security?
The #SOFA2025 interactive story looks at how we can address land degradation and sustain our future.
#UNited4Land
www.fao.org/interactive/...
Save the Date!
📅 18 Nov 2025 | 🕓 16:45–18:15
📍 Room 6, Blue Zone, #COP30 #Belém
Brazil, birthplace of the #RioConventions, hosts a key event to unite #ClimateAction, #LandRestoration & #Biodiversity goals.
Join us to advance synergy for a resilient future.
#UNited4Land
The Sahara & Sahel are difficult regions to cultivate. The #GreatGreenWall is restoring 100M ha across Africa with native vegetation. Funded by the GEF. Implemented by: @unep.org, @afdbgroup.bsky.social, @fao.org, the World Bank: thegef.org/what-we-do/t... #ForNature #UNited4Land
#ForNature
Restoring land restores lives, and Kyrgyzstan is showing how.
With the support of Changwon Initiative, communities have been growing nurseries, training farmers, mapping environmental risks, and putting land stewardship into young hands: unccd.int/news-stories...
#UNited4Land
📅 Our new film, Living Desert, is premiering at the IUCN Congress on 10 October.
It's a story of resilience, restoration and the beauty of our arid landscapes.
Featuring the voices of change: our Goodwill Ambassadors Baaba Maal, Inna Modja and Ricky Kej. Stay tuned!
#UNited4Land
On #KoreaFoundationDay, we celebrate a partnership that has turned vision into action.
1️⃣ First in our Changwon Initiative success stories: How support from 🇰🇷 helped create the Drought Toolbox, turning risk into resilience.
Read more: unccd.int/resources/pu...
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📢 Registration is now open for UNCCD CRIC23 in Panama 🇵🇦
🗓️ 1–5 December 2025, Parties #UNited4Land will gather to review the progress on the only legally binding global treaty that addresses desertification, land degradation and drought.
More info: www.unccd.int/news-stories...
The Global Changemaker Academy #GCAP2025 opened today in Bonn
UNCCD ES reminded parliamentarians that 40% of land is degraded, threatening livelihoods and food security.
This 5-day academy, by the #G20GLI & #UNSSC, empowers lawmakers to advance land restoration and drought resilience. #UNited4Land
School’s in session. A photo showing Paula Simons’ name card, and her blue and green UN “school supplies.
I have “first day of school” vibes, as I begin my week at the United Nations System Staff College in Bonn, where I am attending the Global Changemaker Academy. #GCAP2025 #UNited4Land #LearningForLand #SenateofCanada
Tomorrow, I leave for Bonn, Germany to attend the Global Changemaker Academy for Parliamentarians, sponsored by the United Nations, for a week of classes and lectures related to soil health, land reclamation and land use planning. #united4land #SenateofCanada #cdnpoli #UN #Bonn #Deutschland
1⃣ year to go to #UNCCDCOP17!
Mongolia unveils the logo for the next UNCCD Conference of the Parties 2026 in Ulaanbaatar.
Steeped in nomadic culture, it conveys renewal, resilience and hope to unite nations against desertification, land degradation and drought 🌍 #UNited4Land
चौधरी चरण सिंह स्मृति वन में “एक पेड़ माँ के नाम” थीम से पारिवारिक वानिकी दिवस आयोजन हेतु लोढ़ेरा गाँव के सभी आदरणीय बुजुर्गों और युवा साथियों, प्यारे बच्चों का हार्दिक आभार ।🙏🏻🌳
सादर @jayantrld
#चौधरी_चरण_सिंह_पारिवारिक_वानिकी_मिशन #एक_पेड़_माँ_के_नाम #FamilialForestry #UNited4Land #LifeOnLand
Land, life, and legacy: A farewell with UNCCD's Ibrahim Thiaw. In this episode, Mr. Thiaw reflects on his journey from a Mauritanian village to top UN roles.
What’s next? Listen to this heartfelt conversation on leadership, resilience, and perseverance.
#UNited4Land
The UNCCD marks a historic day as Ibrahim Thiaw hands over the role to incoming Executive Secretary Yasmine Fouad from Egypt.
#UNited4Land, we can augment our efforts to restore land, strengthen drought resilience, and cultivate a greener, safer future for all.
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We think of #drought as dried rivers or failed harvests. However, it's also a health crisis affecting lungs, hearts, and immune systems.
Over 100 million hectares of land are lost every year. Our new policy brief demonstrates: human and planetary health are inseparable. Let's act now. #UNited4Land
🌪️ Sand and dust storms affect 151 countries, impacting human health, food security, agriculture, energy, the environment and more.
Resilient and sustainable agricultural practices are key to combatting sand and dust storm risks and mitigating their impacts.
#SDSDay #United4Land
We are developing our fourth #ChaudharyCharanSingh Memorial Institutional Forest in the desert village of Lodhera, Bikaner, Rajasthan. Heartfelt gratitude to all the villagers who wholeheartedly supported this initiative.
#FamilialForestry #UNited4Land
@unccd.bsky.social
"Restaurer la terre, c'est redonner vie aux communautés"
@AkakpoNaomi , athlète olympique🇹🇬 & championne #Sport4Land, s’engage avec des jeunes pour la restauration des terres au Togo.
Objectif: planter une forêt de 2028🌳 d’ici 2028.
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#United4Land
@UN_Togo
Over 1,000 native trees planted 🌳
275 structures built to retain water 💧
One goal: revive a desertifying ecosystem.
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This #DesertificationandDroughtDay, see how @ppdmexico.bsky.social and the Global Environment Facility support local action #ForPeopleForPlanet.
#UNited4Land
#DesertificationandDroughtDay 🏜️🌳Face à l'aridité, la puissance de l'arbre
Un ouvrage IRD Éditions à découvrir à l'occasion de la Journée mondiale de lutte contre la désertification et la sécheresse @unccd.bsky.social
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Land is life.
But with 2 billion hectares of land degraded globally, restoring ecosystems & building drought resilience has never been more urgent.
On #DesertificationandDroughtDay find out how we can restore land.
Together, we can be #UNited4land: www.unep.org/gef/focal-ar...
@unccd.bsky.social
On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we join @unccd.bsky.social in raising awareness & calling for urgent action to restore our land & biodiversity
🚭Tobacco cultivation harms the land
🌿Art 17&18 support stronger regulation of tobacco farming
Let’s protect our planet🌱
#United4Land
#FCTCProtectsOurPlanet
On #DesertificationAndDroughtDay, we draw attention to the role of nature in creating a world that is safe, resilient and sustainable for all.
Our land is an ally in tackling climate change, providing nutritious food & stopping the extinction of species.
#NaturePositive #UNited4Land
#Sustainable #LandUse is crucial to #FoodSecurity, #WaterSecurity & #ClimateAction.
Proud that 🇩🇪 supports @unccd.bsky.social vital work to fight #Desertification & restore land.
#DesertificationAndDroughtDay #UNited4Land #UNNewYork @germany.diplo.de @bmuv.bsky.social @jochenflasbarth.bsky.social
📌 Read "The Land Story", our publication together with @unccd.bsky.social and WOCAT - World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies which reports on country experiences with land degradation and drought: t.ly/g60UQ
#UNited4Land
