UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project

Securing multiple ecosystem benefit through Sustainable Land Management in the productive but degraded landscapes of South Africa.

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

ABOUT US!🙂
The GEF5 SLM Project is managed by
@UNDPSouthAfrica in partnership with
@environmentza and @DALRRDgov_ZA .

On the ground implementation:
🐰@TheEWT | Karoo Landscape | NC
🌳@CSIR | Olifants Catchment | LP
🐑@Rhodes_Uni | Eastern Cape | Grasslands & Thicket

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Are you in South Africa and want to learn about & receive training on our #SLMProgressCalculator?

Join us in-person in Elsenburg, Western Cape!
28-29 June 2022
RSVP ➡️https://t.co/l7uTXt9Xi6
@UNDPSouthAfrica @WCGovAgri @environmentza @DALRRDgov_ZA

#generationrestoration

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Excited to be presenting our tool today with @WOCATnet at #UNCCDCOP15

@UNDPSouthAfrica @environmentza @theGEF @UNDP

#GenerationRestoration

[WOCAT @WOCATnet]

Join us when we talk about the #SLM Progress Calculator as a recognized #LDN monitoring tool to measure systemic progress along an SLM trajectory

📅16 May 13h MET-11
👉Webcast: https://t.co/EXGOYFkomT

#SouthAfrica
#UNCCDCOP15
@UNCCD @CDEunibe

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Key reflections from our final project meeting:
👩‍🌾Behaviour change -> community action for #SLM adoption
🐞#Youth = agents of change
🌱#localknowledge & #science is NB for understanding
🇿🇦Long-term sustainability = presence in landscape

@UNDPSouthAfrica @environmentza

[FAO in Africa @FAOAfrica]

Out Now: @FAO and the @_AfricanUnion have launched new investment guidelines for youth in agribusiness in Africa.

Download a copy here 👉 https://t.co/DeeH09vzWm

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Congratulations to @falayimenelisi for obtaining your PhD and thank you for all the knowledge and time you've contributed to this project!

@UNDPSouthAfrica @environmentza @Rhodes_Uni

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

A great knowledge management platform to continuously find and access usable information toward #SLM implementation.

Have you contributed and shared your SLM approaches and technologies to combat #landdegradation?

#generationrestoration

[WOCAT @WOCATnet]

Want to record #sustainablelandmanagement practices in our global SLM Database?

Learn more on how to
https://t.co/GeCxg8KAkN
@UNCCD @giz_gmbh @SwissDevCoop @ICARDA @icimod @ISRICorg @FAO @BiovIntCIAT_eng @CDEunibe

[UN Environment Programme North America @UNEP_NAmerica]

If you are an individual looking to #restore your neighborhood or part of a group looking to make lasting changes in your community – this toolkit by @IUCN will help you take action wherever you are in your #restoration journey.

#GenerationRestoration
https://t.co/MvJQeqHEsk

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

A truly great resource with clear graphics! Thank you to the authors!

[WOCAT @WOCATnet]

.@WOCATnet reviewer of "Coherence and Alignment among #SustainableLandManagement, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Nature-based Solutions" publication.

Read more https://t.co/kjlyz5pzM1

@UNUEHS @UNCCD @UNEP @IUCN @FriendsofEbA @UNFCCC

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Yesterday we had the opportunity to present some lessons learned in #extension and #SLM to the National Cross-Sectoral Extension Group.

We had some fantastic feedback and #dialogue toward advancing extension in 🇿🇦

#ExtensionLearning
#generationrestoration
@environmentza

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Great to see @WOCATnet training happening in South Africa through @environmentza

[WOCAT @WOCATnet]

.@WOCATnet tools and the use of GIS, #remotesensing impressed 15 participants @ the training, organized by our #SouthAfrican SMS Synergy partner, for the Groen Sebenza interns of the Department of #Forestry, Fisheries and the #Environment!

Find out more https://t.co/eCKVpirab3

[Ronald Vargas @RonaldVargasJob]

Without #healthysoils, human, animal an environmental health are at risk!⚠️Taking care of soils is essential for all living beings 🌳🐄🧑🏿‍🌾👩🏼‍🌾🐌🌲

🤎 Soil health
+
🫀Human health
+
🌿 Environmental health
+
🐮 Animal health
=
1️⃣ One health! 🌐🤎

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

There are some incredible women working to halt and reverse land degradation, rehabilitate and restore our ecosystems, and support climate change adaptation among our communities!

An opportunity to show who you are! 🙂🇿🇦🌱

[UNCCD Capacity Building Marketplace @UNCCDcbm]

The @unccd wants to give a face and a voice to all women who work to combat desertification. Send us a video, an artwork, an essay, or audio telling your story.

Send your entries here: [email protected]

#womenandunccd

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

🟫Its a Battle of the Soil Conservation technicians!

We have invited 4⃣ provincial gov teams to assess, innovate & design #soilerosion control options & the implementation & maintenance thereof.

An opportunity to engage, share & learn!
@UNDPSouthAfrica

#GenerationRestoration

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Riparian areas are lifelines of the Drylands💧🌿

Learn how you can apply #SLM and receive support in your area➡️https://t.co/03cfv8ByYp

Download: https://t.co/sPEFaxOJIu
#GenerationRestoration
@UNDPSouthAfrica @TheEWT

[adaptationcommunity.net @Adapt_Community]

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! Water and related ecosystem services are key factors in all economic sectors and local livelihoods. The management of these ecosystems is also a key factor in increasing climate change resilience. More in our publication on IWRM https://t.co/togk2sXEIJ

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Riparian areas provide ecological goods
& services
💧⬇️ runoff & soil erosion
💧⬆️groundwater
💧⬇️sediment load & siltation

In the arid Karoo, we use #SLM to secure #riparian ecosystems on productive landscapes

Guideline➡️https://t.co/0BbvDSsHfO

#WorldWetlandsDay
@TheEWT

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Last week➡️training young minds in #SLM & #LandDegradation in the context of the #WildlifeEconomy
We are very proud of this cohort & happy to be part of the Sustainable Wildlife Economies Project with @SANBI_ZA & @environmentza. 🌿 https://t.co/WXQR6T2Tv9

[UN Land and Drought @UNCCD]

🚨 Join us tomorrow Wed. 2 February at 16:00UTC/17:00CET for the latest #UNEP50 dialogue with @ibrahimthiaw, @mremae and @mivanova.

They'll discuss the role of Rio Conventions and @UNEP in global #environmental governance.

🚨 Register now: https://t.co/EzH4boH631

#UNited4Land

[UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project @Gef5Slm]

Incredible results from the @SANBI_ZA led project on #Biodiversity and Land-use Management.

Well done to all involved in implementing this successful project @UNDPSouthAfrica @environmentza @theGEF

#BLUCloseOut

[Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) @Adapt_Alliance]

Learn 6 building blocks for effective co-production in #climate projects with our Suzanne Carter at this free webinar.👉🏽Happening Tuesday 8 Feb at 9am ET. Register here: https://t.co/8KsCqEq22s @SouthSouthNorth @future_climate #UKAidWISER