United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo speaks at a ministerial-level dialogue titled “Restoration of Rangelands and the Well-being of Pastoralist Communities” during the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP-17) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on 26 August 2026. Photo: Courtesy.

Mintoo calls for involving local communities in rangeland protection

Bangladesh is not a country of vast rangelands in the conventional sense, he says.

Bangladesh highlights women's leadership in sustainable land management at UNCCD COP16

Bangladesh highlights women's leadership in sustainable land management at UNCCD COP16

A general view of the dried Cogoti reservoir, as water levels in the zone dropped to record lows, ahead of World Water Day at La Ligua area, in Coquimbo, Chile March 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo

UN calls for $2.6 trillion investment to reverse land degradation