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

UNCCD COP16

The sixteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the UNCCD will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 2-13 December 2024. The UNCCD is the world’s foremost platform for governments, businesses and civil society to come together and to discuss present-day challenges and chart a sustainable future for land. This year's COP will coincide with the Convention's 30th anniversary. WOCAT and partners will be present and will be announcing their contributions to sessions and side events soon. Stay tuned!

» Read more about WOCAT's participation at COP16

News

Uganda Landcare Network celebrating 10 years anniversary

Uganda Landcare Network, an Organizational Member of WOCAT, is marking 10 incredible years of fostering SLM in Uganda! As part of the celebrations, the Mayor of Masaka City, Uganda, received the SLM Catalogue, a testament to ULN’s dedication to promoting land restoration and sustainable practices. This collection of SLM practices was compiled as part of the IFAD-funded project Scaling up SLM practices by smallholder farmers.

» Discover SLM Technologies and Approaches in Uganda
UNFCCC COP29

The UN Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference Baku - COP29 is carrying on, from 11 to 22 November.

The COP29 will be the venue for the commitment towards the multilateral climate system underway since the Pars Agreement to be tested, with a focus on climate finance goal, meaning negotiating realistic goals for what the public sector can directly provide and mobilise. Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices have the potential to mitigate climate change cost-effectively in numerous ways, fostering opportunities for environmentally sound circular economies to sprout.

» Follow all the Event's developments on the official website.
WOCAT-UNICEF training program for young leaders in Saudi Arabia

WOCAT and UNICEF jointly conducted a training program for young leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on “Leadership and Advocacy for a Sustainable Environment,” in preparation for the upcoming UNCCD COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. WOCAT provided participants with an in-depth understanding of land systems and their interconnectedness with climate change and poverty, the increasing and complex threat of land degradation, and the principles of SLM to combat land degradation, desertification and droughts.

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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.

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.

SLM knowledge products

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

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ISRIC
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CIAT Bioversity Alliance
GIZ
ICIMOD

Funding Partners

SDC
BMZ