WOCAT

Welcome to WOCAT – the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies


WOCAT is a global network on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) that promotes the documentation, sharing and use of knowledge to support adaptation, innovation and decision-making in SLM.

Events

WOCAT participation at the UNCCD CRIC21

The twenty-first session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (#CRIC21) to the UNCCD will take place from 13 to 17 November in Samarkand, Uzbekistan! Together with our partners, WOCAT will contribute to various side events, showcasing our efforts in assisting countries in enhancing LDN monitoring and reporting, promoting South-South collaboration, and advancing integrated land use planning. The WOCAT Global Network will express its role in supporting data generation and knowledge sharing on LD & SLM best practices and capacity building, in collaboration with the UNCCD and other partners.

» Read more about WOCAT events @ CRIC21

News

AfrioCAT learning event: SLM practices and tenure in the Sub-Saharan Africa context

Together with several AfrioCAT partners, WOCAT organized an online learning event on SLM and land tenure. The event targeted SLM practitioners, who are interested in learning and contributing to a better understanding of the dynamic relationship between land tenure and the specific SLM practices implemented at the grassroots. The workshop materials are now available online.

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LDN workshop in Ecuador

Together with Condesan, WOCAT is organizing a 3-day workshop in Quito, Ecuador. Diverse institutions are coming together for a participatory assessment of land degradation, aiming to set a national strategy for LDN. With opening remarks and representatives also the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Ecological Transition (MAATE) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) are part of the event.

» Read more about LDN in Ecuador
New Brief on Regreening Africa

As part of the European Union funded Regreening Africa, a SHARED led indicative participatory foresight analysis for the Great Green Wall was published. The brief explores the resilience of restoration efforts under climate change and highlights the value of applying foresight analysis for accelerating the impacts of the Great Green Wall Initiative. Among others, the brief is building on data from WOCAT and the affiliated Carbon Benefits Project, which offers tools for assessing the carbon benefits and greenhouse gas emissions of an SLM Technology.

» Explore this and other regional products by WOCAT
WOCAT related UNCCD COP15 decisions

Five COP15 decisions highlight the role of WOCAT in supporting knowledge sharing, generating SLM good practices data and developing capacities of UNCCD stakeholders.

» read the decisions here
WOCAT supports LDN

“Land degradation neutrality” means the maintenance and increase of the amount of healthy and productive land resources, in line with national development priorities.

» learn more about WOCAT's LDN activities here
Global SLM Database

The Global Database on SLM contains a vast range of good practices from all over the world and is the primary recommended database by UNCCD.

» learn more about the Global SLM Database
SLM knowledge products

Are you looking for global or national good SLM practices compilations, guidelines, videos, factsheets, papers or other media?

» discover WOCAT's knowledge products

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