As a partner to the Convention since 2011, IUCN supports progress towards policies and programmes that deliver Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) through the application of nature-based solutions (NbS) – actions to protect, sustainably manage and restore ecosystems to address societal challenges.
In 2019, a delegation of fourteen experts, will be led by Ms. Cyriaque Sendashonga - Global Director Programme and Policy, and will represent IUCN at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP14) to be held in New Delhi, India from 2 to 13 September 2019.
IUCNs Key Messaging at the UNCCD COP14
- To ensure that national targets are fully embedded into sub-national policies and actions.
- To catalyse and coordinate action across the main sectors concerned with sustainable land management, including agriculture, water, and environment
- To prioritize Nature-based Solutions and ecosystem approaches for environmentally sound and socially equitable outcomes.
Read IUCN's Key Message for UNCCD COP 14 in full.
