16 June 2014
Dates for UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference Announced, Call for Papers Launched
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The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced the dates for the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference: 9-12 March 2015, in Mexico.

The Conference will address the theme "combating desertification, land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development – the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices.” It will be held during the fourth special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4).

UNCCD logoJune 2014: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced the dates for the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference: 9-12 March 2015, in Mexico. The Conference will address the theme “combating desertification, land degradation and drought for poverty reduction and sustainable development – the contribution of science, technology, traditional knowledge and practices.” It will be held during the fourth special session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST S-4).

The Scientific Conference aims to attract a wide range of scientific, local and traditional knowledge that can be harnessed to achieve poverty reduction and sustainable development in areas susceptible to desertification, land degradation and drought. The Conference is being organized by the UNCCD and the Scientific and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development (STK4SD) Consortium.

The organizers of the UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference have invited potential participants to submit extended abstracts before 15 September 2014. [3rd UNCCD Scientific Conference website][STK4SD Consortium][Land Policy & Practice information about UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference]

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