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WOCAT - World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies

WOCAT's vision is that land and livelihoods are improved through sharing and enhancing knowledge about SLM.

WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies) is the global network on Sustainable Land Management supporting knowledge management and decision support for SLM. WOCAT supports innovation and decision-making processes in SLM by: 1) building up and coordinating a global network of SLM experts, 2) developing standardized tools and methods for knowledge management and decision sup

port, 3) managing a global knowledge base on SLM and presenting the information through different media, and 4) enhancing capacity of involved actors (research, training and education).

08/09/2026

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿-𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙
🌳 Drought-Resilient Agroforestry Technology (Ètò Òkọ̀ Ìgbò Aláyíká Láìsí Ìsànrá) is a climate smart, gender-inclusive land management system that blends traditional Yoruba farming knowledge with sustainable practices to combat drought and environmental degradation. The system integrates arable crops with carefully spaced tree crops, improving land use efficiency, soil health, crop yield, and income diversity.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮?
⚖️ Customary patrilineal norms leave women with significantly smaller plots (0.5–1 ha vs. men's 2–5 ha in average) and limited land ownership. While women lead nursery work and intercropping alongside unpaid domestic chores, men control heavy land use, commercial cash crops, and primary farm decision-making.

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨?
💰 Economic Opportunities for Women: Access to training, resources, and income-generating activities are critical for empowering women economically. By integrating women into the decision-making processes and activities of Sustainable Land Management, they gain financial independence and stability.

🔑 Equitable Access to Resources: Ensuring women have equitable access to essential resources such as land, water, and agricultural inputs promotes women's capacity to engage in sustainable agricultural practices and contributes to their empowerment within the community.

👉 Read the full documentation: https://lnkd.in/e2XxQfEm

This technology has been registered with the WOCAT- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification gender tool and highlighted as part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Photo by Usman Olalekan

26/08/2026

✨ 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝘂𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 & 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀

The panelists showed it clearly: Women in drylands are leading climate adaptation, restoration, and local economic resilience. This leadership needs to be backed by secure rights, finance, and decision-making power.

Tamara Ilinsky Crantschaninov of the Brasil Nordeste Ecological Transformation Plan, and WeCaN members Grace Scorey of the Pastoral Women's Council, and Alima Sagito of Ghana outlined what is needed next:

1️⃣ 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 and ensure that Indigenous pastoralist women are included as equal decision-makers with guaranteed roles in planning, resource control and budget, and accountability mechanisms.

2️⃣ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 that strengthen leadership, entrepreneurship and economic agency for women in drylands, while investing in existing networks connecting locally grounded innovation with markets, finance and policy processes.

3️⃣ 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀, while implementing advocacy campaigns that challenge norms and practices that restrict women’s land rights and participation.

4️⃣ 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄, 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟴, 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 faced by women-led community organizations in arid and semi-arid lands, with recommendations for adaptating existing financing instruments.

5️⃣ 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆, identify successful woman-centered models of health care for mobile pastoralists, and work with pastoralist women to adapt successful models to local conditions, aiming for at least 1 pilot project in each country with a substantial pastoralist population by 2028, and successful pilots scaled out by 2030.

6️⃣ 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝟭𝟬-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻-𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 with clear targets, milestones, accountability and monitoring indicators.

7️⃣ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘂 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝗖𝗢𝗣 𝟭𝟴, involving pastoralist women in its design, and supporting a third global gathering of pastoralist women in 2029.

Watch the full panel: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1u/k1u0plyuzs

Ellyn Uram Kaschak Institute for Social Justice For Women and Girls Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Global EbA Fund

24/08/2026

If you are at join us here 👇

🌎 Get an overview on all events with WOCAT contributions to COP17 sessions this week: https://lnkd.in/eS68S6Fw

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification CDE - Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ISRIC - World Soil Information International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT GIZ,German International Cooperation ICIMOD

20/08/2026

Join tomorrow's discussion on empowering LDN reporting through Earth Observation and AI 👇

ESA - European Space Agency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Conservation International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS)

19/08/2026

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗟𝗠 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲: 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗖𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟭𝟳

At yesterday's Side Event "Knowledge for Implementing the Rio Conventions", WOCAT partners, including the National UNCCD Focal Point from Mongolia and the National UNCCD Focal Point from Brazil, launched two new practical guides on Sustainable Land Management (SLM) knowledge, supporting field implementation and scaling of SLM:

🌏 Mongolia launched the Selection of Sustainable Land Management Best Practices from Mongolia, providing actionable, context-specific solutions across the country's diverse landscapes: https://wocat.net/en/wocat-media-library/a-selection-of-sustainable-land-management-best-practices-from-mongolia/

🌎 Brazil launched dozens of newly documented SLM solutions from the semi-arid Caatinga biome, adding valuable knowledge on combating desertification to the WOCAT Global SLM Database: https://wocat.net/en/database/list/?project=1143

🌿 We are delighted that SLM knowledge is put into use and shared among UNCCD stakeholders to turn policy into practice on the ground!

🤝 These achievements were made possible through the collaboration of a wide range of partners.
In Mongolia: The Government of Mongolia, CDE - Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, WWF Mongolia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), , Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, and the Green Climate Fund.
In Brazil: CDE, FAO, GEF, Instituto Nacional do Semiárido, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change,

18/08/2026

Join the discussions on accelerating drought resilience tomorrow at COP17 👇

More information: https://lnkd.in/dD4EHgbT

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification Global Water Partnership

18/08/2026

Yesterday, WOCAT Organizational Member Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Centre of Excellence on Sustainable Land Management (CoE-SLM), the Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), the Space Applications Centre - ISRO launched the first-ever Guide to India's Grasslands and Other Open Natural Ecosystems at UNCCD .

🌳 The Guide brings together information on major Open Natural Ecosystems across India, covering their geographical settings, ecological characteristics, biodiversity, and the communities and tribes associated with them. It also contains thematic sections on pastoralism, fire ecology and carbon sequestration.

🌱 This Guide is key to support conservation and restoration of India's grasslands in the context India's restoration and LDN targets.

👉 See the press release by India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change here: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2300585®=48&lang=1

17/08/2026

We have arrived in Ulaanbaatar and are looking forward to meeting you in the first week of COP17!

Get an overview of WOCAT contributions to COP17 sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eS68S6Fw

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification CDE - Centre for Development and Environment, University of Bern Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) ISRIC - World Soil Information International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDA Alliance of Bioversity International and CIATGIZ,German International Cooperation ICIMOD

17/08/2026

🌍 Women Grassroots Leadership at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia!

We are happy to announce that Sagito, Baroud El Khoury, Oliva, Olorato, Scorey, members of the WeCaN Network are participating in the UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, enabled by the Global EbA Fund! 🌿

Through a series of preparatory workshops and negotiation trainings, our delegates have prepared to raise their voices in UNCCD negotiations.

👉 Check out their priorities and meet them in Ulaanbaatar!

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ellyn Uram Kaschak Institute for Social Justice For Women and Girls

08/08/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮 𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗿𝗲

𝙇𝙖 𝙢𝙚́𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙙𝙚

Pratiqué par les communautés Hunde et Hutu dans le village de Mweso (territoire de Masisi, Nord-Kivu, RDC), le paillage agroécologique utilise des résidus agricoles locaux broyés pour restaurer les sols.

Cette pratique vise à répondre directement aux enjeux locaux :

💧 Conservation de l'humidité du sol

🌿 Réduction de la concurrence des mauvaises herbes

🪵 Amélioration de la structure et de la fertilité de la terre

🛡️ Protection contre l'érosion du sol

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙚́𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡'𝙖𝙙𝙤𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙪 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙚𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚 𝙙𝙚́𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 ?

Souvent responsables des cultures vivrières, les femmes doivent avoir une voix égale. Cela passe par des formations techniques ciblées et la création d'opportunités de leadership au sein des groupements agricoles.

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚́𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙧 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙚́𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖 𝙜𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙨 𝙚𝙩 𝙙𝙚 𝙡'𝙚𝙖𝙪 ?

En garantissant un accès égal aux ressources essentielles (matériaux, compétences, financements et information) pour que les garantes de la sécurité alimentaire aient réellement les moyens d'agir.

Plus d'informations: https://wocat.net/en/database/gender/17/

Cette technologie a été enregistrée grâce à l'outil genre WOCAT- United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification et mise en avant dans le cadre de l'Année Internationale des Agricultrices de la Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Photo : Baraka Kayibanda

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