UNCCD
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (1994)
The UNCCD is one of the three Rio Conventions to emerge from the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, alongside the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). It was adopted in Paris in 1994 and entered into force in December 1996, making it the youngest of the three Rio Conventions. India ratified the UNCCD in 1996.
- Headquartered in Bonn, Germany
- Its flagship target is Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), formally enshrined in Sustainable Development Goal 15.3 (achieve LDN by 2030)
- India hosted COP14 of the UNCCD in New Delhi/Greater Noida in September 2019, where the "Delhi Declaration" was adopted and India pledged to restore 26 million hectares of degraded land by 2030
- COP is the supreme decision-making body of the Convention, meeting roughly every two years
● Tracked since April 27, 2026 · last seen September 03, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
28 Aug '26
FAO Soil Report at UNCCD COP17 Flags Worsening Global Land Degradation
Environment & Ecology
27 Aug '26
UNCCD COP17: Rangelands Push for Recognition in Climate and Adaptation Finance
Environment & Ecology
26 Aug '26
UNCCD CoP17: India Backs Community-Led Rangeland Restoration in Mongolia
Environment & Ecology
24 Aug '26
UNCCD COP17: The Economic Case for Investing in Rangelands and Pastoralism
Environment & Ecology
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