Sentence examples for * unccd from inspiring English sources

The move reportedly makes Canada the only nation in the world not party to United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, or Unccd.

As much as 2bn hectares of arable land could be rehabilitated and used for agricultural production, according to Louise Baker, coordinator of external relations at the UNCCD.

In Africa alone a UNCCD expert panel estimates 4-124-12%aGDPcultural GDP is lost due to deteriorating environmental conditions, contributing to the high levels of chronic hunger and conflict on the continent.

In addition, the wall would provide energy resources; fruit, vegetables and other foodstuffs; support local economic development; and even political stability in the whole region, said Daniel André, of the UNCCD.

In China over 400 million people are affected by soil erosion, causing annual economic losses of US$10 billion, while the UNCCD says Indian reports of degradation have increased "by a factor of six".

The building of this pan-African Great Green Wall (GGW) was approved by an international summit this week in the former German capital Bonn, a side event of the joint conference of the committees on science and technology and for the review of the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

His reaction to the parking ticket garnered a slightly sarcastic response from UNCC who said it appreciates the student's interest and initiative in learning more about the functioning of Government.

Julia Klee of UNCC says, "as far as we're aware, this is the first time" a country has paid environmental damages after a war.

The nations have UNCC approval for 107 studies, including surveying coastlines for spilled oil, studying smoke damage to archaeological sites, and following health effects in people who inhaled the smoke.

For instance, a UNCC (Utility Notification Center of Colorado (UNCC) 2005) study reported that 55.7% of the 9,371 incidents in Colorado in 2005 occurred even though the excavators followed the One-Call procedure.

The money is part of reparations being drawn from the Iraq "oil for food" fund run by the United Nations (U.N .. On 21 June, the U.N. Compensation Commission (UNCC) governing council approved distributing $243 million from the fund for environmental assessment and monitoring research, with the lion's share going to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and smaller amounts to Iran, Jordan, and Syria.