Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, August 19, 2026 – At the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), African leaders, regional institutions and practitioners called for a shift from fragmented projects to locally grounded, landscape-scale action — putting indigenous people and local communities, healthy ecosystems and investment at the centre of resilience.Read More
