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11 July 2022

2030 – Making the Great Green Wall in the Sahel a success; scientific research in action

The first progress report on the impact of the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative in the Sahel (September 2021) highlighted the urgency of coordinated actions

13 May 2022

Friday 13 May Participate in the debate organized by the CSFD on 1pm-3pm (Abidjan local time, i.e. 3pm-5pm Paris time)

On the Great Green Wall in the Sahel What Strategic knowledges alliances for actions and innovations for the Great Green Wall success by 2030

5 May 2022

2030 Making the Great Green Wall in the Sahel a success; Scientific research in action

The 15th Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification takes place from 9 to 20 May 2022 in Abidjan.

6 September 2021

The CSFD is at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille

The CSFD is at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Marseille The IUCN World Conservation Congress takes place from September 3 to 11, 2021

29 June 2020

Jean-Luc Chotte, new CSFD Chair

Jean-Luc Chotte, Senior Scientist at IRD, has been appointed Chairman of the French Scientific Committee on Desertification by the French Ministry of Higher Education,

3 June 2020

English version of the last CSFD dossier on gender issues in drylands areas

Women’s resource access rights more precarious, under-rated and -valued work, under-representation in decision-making and leadership structures… Yet women are active in defending their rights

23 October 2019

The African Great Green Wall project : publication of a new CSFD Topic Brief

The African Great Green Wall initiative has reopened discussions on this concept, its significance with respect to combating desertification, as well as its effectiveness

5 September 2019

The French Scientific Committee on Desertification at UNCCD COP14

Jean-Luc Chotte, a CSFD member, will be part of the French delegation, in order to give scientific advice to the negotiators. He will also

3 July 2019

Desertif’actions 2019: near 400 actors in combating desertification met in Burkina Faso

The 4th international civil society Summit (Desertif’actions, D’a19) was held for the first time in Africa (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso) from 19 to 22 June

28 March 2019

Publication of a new dossier dedicated to desertification monitoring by remote sensing

This Dossier begins with a presentation of a few physics concepts that are essential for understanding remote sensing, and a description of the main

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