French Scientific Committee on Desertification

Comité Scientifique Français de la Désertification

[WEBINAR] Building Resilience in a Drying World: Economic and Policy Imperatives for Drought Action July 2nd 2025, 13:30 GMT – 15:30 CEST

Making the case for systemic drought response and NbS through the lens of desertification and UNCCD goals. This webinar offers a timely and policy-relevant dialogue that bridges science, governance, and nature-based investment—urging the international community to reinforce drought resilience as a core component of land restoration and climate adaptation strategies. When : July 2nd 2025, […]

International Day for Biological Diversity 2025

Biodiversity and Land Degradation: A Common Fight! In dryland areas, combating land degradation not only secures the future of ecosystems but also helps preserve biodiversity and supports the sustainable development of human societies that are closely dependent on them. Measures aimed at improving, preserving, and restoring land are part of the shared solutions to tackle […]

Publication of a note on neutrality regarding land degradation in the Sahel through the lens of land tenure issues

Summary papers

Land neutrality, although a sustainable development goal, remains largely unknown outside of international environmental negotiation circles and academic circles dedicated to the subject. For the past 10 years, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification has volunteered to implement this goal in the regions under its mandate, namely arid, semi-arid, and dry sub-humid areas. A […]

Le CSFD at COP16!

This year, the three Rio conventions are holding their Conference of the Parties (COP). After Cali for the “Biodiversity” COP, Baku for the “Climate” COP, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification will hold its 16th COP in Riyadh from December 2 to 13, 2024. Land will be at the heart of discussions and negotiations. […]

Ahead of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, CSFD publishes a policy brief

Ahead of its participation in the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, CSFD publishes a policy brief calling for better articulation between governance and knowledge-sharing systems on land management, biodiversity, climate and food and water security issues; at international, national and local levels. This plea recognizes that the […]

September 12, 2023 : a date for your diary

Members of the international panel of experts of the Political Science Interface (SPI) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will meet in Montpellier in September. On this occasion, the French Scientific Committee on Desertification (CSFD) invites you to a multi-stakeholder debate on the role of land in the sustainable development agenda. This […]