After many long days (and late nights) the #UNCCD #COP17Mongolia is gaveled to an close in the early morning of the Saturday 29 August at 02:36 am. @unccd.bsky.social #RestoringLandRestoringHope #UNited4Land
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#COP17Mongolia #United4Land With many agenda items blocked and agreement on migration and drought elusive, Parties persevered and adopted 34 decisions on rangelands and pastoralists, sand and dust storms, and land tenure. #UNCCD @unccd.bsky.social ENB summary: enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
Summary report 17–28 August 2026
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Healthy soils and productive lands are essential for food security, resilient livelihoods and thriving ecosystems. Explore new guidance from @fao.org and @unccd.bsky.social on how to avoid, reduce and reverse agricultural land and soil degradation 👉 https://doi.org/10.4060/ce1094en
Following #UNCCDCOP17 from a distance? @enb.iisd.org publishes a daily report and photo highlights from every day of the session. Written from inside the negotiating rooms. Week 2 brings Finance Day, Water Day, Land and People Day, and Food Systems and Soil Health Day. enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
17th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNCCD (COP 17)
Negotiators at UNCCD COP 17 are considering a wide array of decisions on enhancing efforts to address desertification, land degradation and drought.
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If the rangelands could speak. Silk Road Caravan film screening at #UNCCDCOP17 Monday 25 August, 13:00 Changwon Initiative Pavilion The people who live on these grasslands, in their own words. All welcome. #IYRP2026 #Rangelands
About 30 mayors, governors, and regional leaders adopted the Ulaanbaatar Declaration. The declaration makes 5 calls to action, the central one being that cities and regions want a structured, ongoing role in the convention rather than a seat at the table every 2 years. www.unccd.int/news-stories...
At #UNCCD #COP17Mongolia, while negotiations are under way on multiple agenda items, several parties expressed their concern at the continued blocking of discussions on #gender, civil society, synergies, and the Intergovernmental working group on the Future Strategic Framework @unccd.bsky.social
At the #UNCCDCOP17, several parties highlighted the transboundary nature of sand and dust storms and called for regional and international #cooperation to reduce their frequency and impacts on livelihoods and #agrifood systems. #desertification #RestoringLandRestoringHope @unccd.bsky.social
Delegates to #UNCCDCOP17 supported investing in #rangelands, noting their conservation & sustainable management benefit the #climate, #biodiversity conservation & achieving land degradation neutrality. Many said pastoralists should be seen as partners, not just beneficiaries. @unccd.bsky.social
Land restoration only lasts if the people doing it are part of the decision-making 🌱 Join our #UNCCDCOP17 panel on participatory landscape restoration and the social-ecological safeguards that keep it equitable. 📅 23 August 🕘 9:00–10:30 ℹ️ buff.ly/o1BfZK6 @unccd.bsky.social #COP17Mongolia
💧 Day 3 at @unccd.bsky.social #COP17 focused on acting before the shock, from El Niño preparedness and drought monitoring to the water-land nexus and sand and dust storms. Follow IWMI in Ulaanbaatar 👉 on.cgiar.org/4q9oUOp #IWMIatUNCCDCOP17
#COP17Mongolia | Les effets du changement climatique exacerbent le stress hydrique notamment dans les pays du pourtour méditerranéen & du Moyen-Orient. La réutilisation des eaux usées traitées présente de nombreux avantages pour y faire face. Décryptage ➡️ sohub.io/3olq @unccd.bsky.social
Support for pastoralists and rangelands at #UNCCDCOP17 was described as "heartening," but the question remains if Parties will provide the funding needed to implement the Rangelands Flagship Initiative and related COP decision. #UNCCD #Rangelands @unccd.bsky.social ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
Au lancement de la #COP17Mongolia, Jean-Luc Chotte, directeur de recherche émérite à l'IRD, rappelle l’urgence d’agir pour les sols. 🗞️ Retrouvez son interview compète sur @rfi.fr, une analyse claire et accessible pour comprendre les enjeux de cette COP #Désertification ⤵️ @unccd.bsky.social
RFI@rfi.fr · 2mo agoLutte contre la désertification: «L'agroécologie est devenue l'une des solutions reconnues dans les négociations»
#COP17Mongolia #IYRP2026 During the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, delegates in Mongolia, recognizing pastoralists' role in land degradation neutrality, tackling desertification, land degradation and drought. #LDN #United4Land @unccd.bsky.social ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
At #UNCCDCOP17, in discussions on capacity-building initiatives, a number of delegates praised the Youth Negotiators Academy and its Land Youth Negotiators Programme for its value in training and building the capacity of young negotiators. #RestoringLandRestoringHope #Youth4Land @unccd.bsky.social
🐏 Le pastoralisme qui fait vivre 500 millions de personnes dans le monde est au ❤️ des débats de la #COP17Mongolia notamment pour son rôle dans les zones arides & face au changement climatique. Explications de Sanrdra Rullière dans @lesechosfr.bsky.social ➡️ sohub.io/xjrd @unccd.bsky.social
#COP17Mongolia Despite ongoing objections to a number of agenda items blocking discussions on gender, civil society, synergies and the IWG on the Future Strategic Framework, negotiations began in earnest on other key issues. #UNCCD #United4Land @unccd.bsky.social ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
In #UNCCDCOP17 discussions on #finance for implementing its land degradation neutrality target setting programme, many developing countries called for increased funding from all sources, to promote investment in land restoration and drought resilience. #UNited4Land @unccd.bsky.social
While discussing #soil degradation of #agricultural lands at #UNCCDCOP17, several countries emphasize that prevention should be a key priority & argue that the diversification of agricultural lands is a promising avenue for improving soil health. #RestoringLandRestoringHope @unccd.bsky.social
#COP17Mongolia | 🐐 Le pastoralisme est un facteur clé de résilience sociale & économique. Afrique de l'Est, nous soutenons un programme qui contribue à préserver les écosystèmes & à renforcer la sécurité alimentaire et la stabilité régionale. En savoir + ➡️ sohub.io/z4wg @unccd.bsky.social
#COP17Mongolia Delegates leaped over puddles and dodged the rain as they engaged in discussions on topics from finance to agriculture, migration, land tenure, private sector engagement, national reporting and drought. #UNCCD #Drought #United4Land @unccd.bsky.social ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...
Day 3 at #UNCCDCOP17: the High-Level Sustainable Finance Forum ran alongside talks on financial mechanisms. The CST launched guidance on agricultural soils, and the Land Tenure Toolbox was welcomed in the COW. Follow the conversation: enb.iisd.org/convention-c... via @enb.iisd.org
Highlights and images for 19 August 2026
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UNCCD Action Dome is officially OPEN at @COP17Mongolia! 🇲🇳 Located in the Blue Zone, this vibrant hub will host 80+ interactive events on finance, water security, food systems, and soil health to accelerate global land restoration. Full schedule: g20land.org/active-campa...
❌ Idée reçue n°1 : "La désertification, c'est l'avancée des déserts" ✅ À l’approche de la #COP17Mongolia, qui se tiendra à Oulan-Bator du 17 au 28 août 2026, on déconstruit les idées reçues sur la désertification pour mieux comprendre les enjeux liés à la dégradation des sols. @unccd.bsky.social
Mongolia is a fitting host for the @unccd.bsky.social COP17. Its vast grasslands and herding communities show what's at stake when it comes to healthy land and thriving livelihoods, and what's possible when we invest in both.
Why the Future of Land Needs Global Action
Hosted in Mongolia, UNCCD COP17 offers an opportunity to advance the partnerships, policies and investment needed to scale proven solutions and strengthen resilience for healthy land for generations.
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Since 2003, the GEF has provided $5.7B for 742 land degradation projects & programs across 144 countries in support of the @unccd.bsky.social agenda. See how #GEF9 will build on this work for healthy land, livelihoods & drought resilience: thegef.org/newsroom/pub... #GEFatLandCOP17 #UNCCDCOP17
Positive photo day 2341: I just finished three days of training with the Youth Negotiators Academy. These youth delegates are now ready to join their country delegations at #UNCCD #COP17, which begins on Monday here in #ulaanbaatar #mongolia @unccd.bsky.social
The 17th session of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) from 17th-28th August opens today in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, under the theme “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” Tune in to Witness Radio at 10:00 AM EAT for a rebroadcast. Listen: radio.witnessradio.org @unccd.bsky.social
Today marks the opening of #UNCCDCOP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia! For the next 2 weeks Under the powerful theme of "Restoring Land. Restoring Hope," it is time to turn global ambition into on-the-ground action. 🇲🇳🤝🇸🇦 #COP17Mongolia #UNited4Land #COP16Riyadh