WOCAT

Together with the entire GEF partnership, WOCAT participates at the Global Forum for the GEF Integrated Programs to exchange experiences, share lessons, and strengthen collaboration around integrated programming. Together we will reflect on progress achieved, share innovations, challenges, and emerging good practices and identify insights to inform future GEF programming and investment strategies.

🗓️ Date: April 13-17, 2026 📍Nairobi, Kenya

The AgriPath Symposium will convene policymakers, researchers and practicioners, and innovators to explore the future of Digital Advisery Services and their role in transforming agriculture. Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia will be highlighted with relevance to global audiences.

Interested? Then join us for this conversation grounded in our experience in the AgriPath initiative.

🗓️ Date: May 27-28, 2026 📍Nairobi, Kenya

Key insights in a nutshell

• Rangelands managed by pastoralists are globally substantial in extent and value, but they are threatened by degradation driven by land conversion and mismanagement
• Many countries include rangeland restoration in their National Voluntary UNCCD Targets for Land Degradation Neutrality, but implementation rates are constrained by low investment
• Investors and policy makers need better indicators for monitoring and validation of rangeland restoration and for safeguarding pastoralists’ rights
• Unconventional thinking is urgently needed to support pastoralist adaptations, such as herd mobility and communal tenure, and to secure rangeland governance for large-scale rangeland restoration and resilient pastoralist livelihoods

This scientific review has been supported by the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) Global Coordinating Group and the CGIAR Science Program on Multifunctional Landscapes.

This week, we are in Antalya, Türkiye, contributing to the Regional Capacity Building Workshop for the 2026 UNCCD National Reporting Process, supporting countries from Central and Eastern Europe, the Northern Mediterranean, Central Asia, and beyond.

🗓️ Date: March 30 - April 2, 2026 📍Antalya, Türkiye

WOCAT and the UNCCD hosted a preparatory webinar for five countries to introduce updated UNCCD reporting requirements and the PRAIS tool. This collaborative session ensured that technical teams are well-equipped with the necessary methodological guidance and data strategies ahead of the 2026 reporting process and the April regional workshop.

This addendum to the Good Practice Guidance (GPG) for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Indicator 15.3.1 provides updated methodological guidance for countries reporting on SDG Indicator 15.3.1 (Proportion of land that is degraded over total land area). The enhancements presented in this addendum aim to improve the reliability, transparency, and relevance of national mapping and reporting on land condition. They also reinforce the broader objective of achieving LDN by 2030, supporting evidence-based decision-making, and enhancing national ownership of data and reporting processes.

The International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP) has officially begun. This is the year to raise our voices for improved pastoralist livelihoods and advocate for sustainable rangeland management. This is the moment to recognize the indispensable benefits rangelands provide for supporting the livelihoods and socio-ecological resilience of hundreds of millions of people, conserving bio-cultural diversity, restoring degraded lands, fostering sustainable food systems, and advancing climate action.

Discover good practices on pastoralism and rangelands including solutions from the rangelands of subsaharan Africa.

We are excited to announce the release of Bhutan Soil and Water Conservation Approaches and Technologies (BHUCAT). This vital compilation documents selected Sustainable Land Management (SLM) best practices. BHUCAT serves as a key reference and knowledge-sharing platform, offering practical guidance for farmers, field practitioners, and policymakers to scale resilient land use systems.