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In Northern Brazil, a small family farm was chosen to run a rural laboratory, a pilot project featuring 30 strategic actions to support family farming and combat desertification, learning to coexist with adverse conditions through agroecology https://lnkd.in/dg8wRj-w

In Brazil’s semi-arid region, a pilot project is transforming family farming. By using agroecology, biodigesters, solar energy, and technical support, it combats desertification and inspires young people to thrive sustainably in their communities https://lnkd.in/dg8wRj-w

A key expectation from #COP16Riyadh is a landmark decision to halt land degradation entirely by 2030. Other priorities include mobilizing sufficient resources to restore degraded land and achieving full resilience to droughts. “Every second, somewhere in the world, we lose an equivalent of four football fields to land degradation. We must act now to restore our lands. They are the foundation of everything. For the first time, through our UNCCD reporting, we have evidence-based estimates of the alarming state of land degradation. COP16 is about our reliance on lands, but also our resilience,” says Ibrahim Thiaw, the Executive Secretary of the UNCCD, at the opening ceremony of the COP https://lnkd.in/dMXzNz2i

In Moshi, Tanzania, where every drop of rain counts, two female farmers, Mwajuma Rashid Njau and Mumii Rajab, have defied the odds with technology. Once locked in a daily struggle to survive, they now rely on a mobile app as their most powerful ally https://lnkd.in/dSpYEJ4R

Maya Train is Yet to Deliver Promised Benefits - "The Maya do not manage it or operate it... the government is trying to keep the project from being derailed. People feel it is alien to them; it is the culmination of a process of dispossession" https://lnkd.in/d7AwdBuf

📜 Quilombola Communities in #Brazil: Fighting Violence, Land Grabs, and Institutional Racism From preserving ancestral lands to combating institutional neglect, Quilombola leaders are calling on local and international authorities to protect their rights and heritage. Opinion article by CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation. #HumanRights #CulturalPreservation

If and when the devastating military conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza come to an end, the ultimate winners will not be the Russians, the Americans or the Israelis but the world’s arms manufacturers—contemptuously described as “merchants of death”. And so will be the winners in a rash of conflicts and civil wars in Syria, Myanmar, Lebanon, Yemen, Sudan and Afghanistan. The latest report from SIPRI points out revenues from sales of arms and military services by the 100 largest companies in the industry reached $632 billion in 2023, a real-terms increase of 4.2 per cent compared with 2022. https://lnkd.in/dXkh7BWK

Focus on #Africa: IPBES Plenary Session Makes Inaugural Visit to Biodiverse Continent. tinyurl.com/39cywb79 UN Biodiversity | #NexusAssessment Report | #TransformativeChange

⚖️ In a groundbreaking case, Vanuatu and fellow Pacific Islands nations demand that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) enforce obligations under international law to address the climate crisis and hold major polluters accountable. #ClimateJustice #Sustainability

🌿 IPBES 11 in Africa: A Milestone for Global Biodiversity Namibia hosts the first IPBES Plenary in Africa, highlighting the continent’s role as a biodiversity stronghold and a vital player in global conservation efforts. New landmark reports on biodiversity, health, and transformative change to guide future policies.