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University of Bern, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
Mandate:
Conducting research for SLM and sustainable development research for filling SLM knowledge gaps, development and testing of tools.
Countries/ Key topics: Global North and South
Contact:
Switzerland
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Mandate:
Ensuring productive, efficient, and sustainable use of land and water resources in order to meet demands for food and agriculture and to safeguard food security for present and future generations UN technical agency/ convening of agricultural sector ministries and bodies; Assistance in developing policies, investment frameworks, providing technical support through country/ regional/ global processes and strengthening capacities in accordance with its Strategic Framework; Hosting the Global Soil Partnership (GSP) secretariat, and supporting GSP implementation with a focus on promoting sustainable soil management (Pillar 1)
Countries/ Key topics: Global
Contact:
Italy
Italy
Turkmenistan
ISRIC - World Soil Information
Mandate:
Providing information about the world’s soil resources to help address major global issues; Application of soil data in global development issues
Countries/ Key topics: Global
Contact:
Netherlands
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Mandate:
GIZ is a service provider in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development and international education work and is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. We work with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity.
Countries/ Key topics: Global
Contact:
Germany
Germany
Alliance Bioversity and International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIAT
Mandate:
Land restoration and enhancement of ecosystem services, global responsibility for the improvement of cassava and common bean, and tropical forages for livestock. Knowledge generation on SLM in landscapes, engagement in Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) and other partnership networks.
Countries/ Key topics: Global
Contact:
Ethiopia
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
Mandate:
Mountain development, valuation of ecosystem services, and restoration of degraded ecosystems; Link to interface between practice/policy and science; Experience in watershed management.
Countries/ Key topics: Hindukush Himalaya region
Contact:
Nepal
International Center for Agricultural Research in Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Mandate:
Global mandate for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean, improving agricultural productivity in non-tropical dry areas, and sustainably improving the management of scarce water and land resources in dry areas; Delivering systems solutions for rain-fed, irrigated, and pastoral agricultural systems in drylands, which includes new crop varieties; agronomy; on-farm water productivity; natural resource management; rangeland and small ruminant production; and socioeconomic and policy research.
Countries/ Key topics: Global non-tropical dry areas; Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA)
Contact:
Uzbekistan