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Global Soil Week @GlobalSoilWeek

A collaborative platform piloted by @TMG_Think #ThemeSoil

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Alexander Mueller@alexander_tmg
13 Jul 2023
Great to see that #GlobalSoilPartnership will bring soil health to COP 28 of @UNFCCC. Please also insist that soil health needs drastic and fast reduction of CO2 emissions! @TMG_think @climatemorgan @SteffiLemke @SvenjaSchulze68 @UNCCD @UNBiodiversity @CIFOR_ICRAF @lawinowiecki
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
3 Jul 2023
Powerful words from @alexander_tmg to kick off the Strategy Workshop on Women's Land Rights and the Rio Conventions #United4Land #HerLand #Rights4Land @UNCCD @UNBiodiversity @UNFCCC @BoschStiftung
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Alexander Mueller@alexander_tmg
3 Jul 2023
First ever workshop with all three Rio-Conventions and a broad range of stakeholders to discuss Women’s Land Rights! @TMG_think @UNCCD @UNFCCC @UNBiodiversity @FAO @BoschStiftung @BMZ_Bund Land Rights can tackle systemic inequalities
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Even more sobering facts & figures in @UNCCD publication “Drought in Numbers 2022” unccd.int/sites/default/file… #DesertificationAndDroughtDay #LandDegradationNeutrality

TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
17 Jun 2022
By 2030, up to 118 million Africans could be exposed to drought, floods and extreme heat. (State of Climate in Africa 2020) An urgent call for action on #DesertificationAndDroughtDay @ECA_OFFICIAL @UNCCD #UNited4Land #LandDegradationNeutrality @ECA_OFFICIAL
Source: UNCCD - Drought in Numbers

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Secure land tenure protects land and soils and contributes to #climateresilience This toolkit links #landrights to universal #humanrights standards, to hold governments accountable rights4land.org/ @TMG_think @HumanRightsDK @HumanRightsMW @UNHumanRights #LandRightsNow

Human Rights 4 Land

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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
16 Jun 2022
Responsible land governance is at the heart of tackling land degradation & associated climate risks & impacts, incl. #drought. This is why we need a #HumanRights & Land Navigator. youtu.be/3jsbjHT7VVQ @UNCCD #DesertificationAndDroughtDay #VGGT #Agenda2030 #ClimateJustice
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Responsible land governance is fundamentally a #landrights issue, but it also makes financial sense. #VGGT #rights4land @TMG_think
IIED@IIED
12 Jun 2022
ICYMI: Navigating the challenges of land-based investment governance --> iied.org/navigating-challeng… IIED and @landportal are publishing a blog series about governance of #land-based investments in the global South. Amaelle Seigneret and Nathaniah Jacobs present a brief background.
Aerial view of a forest in Cameroon.

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Interested in the linkages between #humanrights and responsible #landgovernance? Check out the launch of a new #tool supporting the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Tenure #VGGT #rights4land @HumanRightsDK @HumanRightsMW @GlobalLF tmg-thinktank.com/events/cop…

Rights, Rewards and Responsibilities: Achieving restoration objectives through safeguarding...

Introducing tools to operationalise the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land to facilitate their use by UNCCD stakeholders and restoration actors -

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33% of the Earth's soils are degraded, and over 90% could become degraded by 2050. Our 'Global Soil Week' project brings together different actors to strengthen sustainable #soil and #land management: tmg-thinktank.com/creating-a… #WorldSoilDay @FAO

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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
3 Dec 2021
Locking #carbon into agricultural soils can provide many benefits beyond #climate mitigation. Key to reaching these goals is to adequately #engage with and #reward farmers. Read more in our latest study co-published with @ICRAF #SEWOHLab @BMZ_Bund tmg-thinktank.com/blog/who-b…
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Alexander Mueller@alexander_tmg
11 Nov 2021
Wir müssen alle positiven und negativen Externalitäten unseres Lebensmittelsystems erfassen. True Cost Accounting zeigt, wie teuer angebliche billige Lebensmittel sind! @TMG_think @hansen_gerrit @iki_bmu @GlobalSoilWeek @RNE_DE @bmu newsweek.com/counting-hidden…

Counting the Hidden Costs of Food Adds Up to Real Progress

To make progress on the myriad challenges faced by the global community, we must change the economic foundations of our food systems by capturing the true costs of the food in our valuation and...

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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
2 Nov 2021
#ClimateChange makes desert locust outbreaks more likely, risking #FoodSecurity and livelihoods. How can we develop early warning systems and increase resilience? Join this discussion at #GLFClimate. #GLFDesertLocusts #COP26 Register here: bit.ly/2Zx6bnE
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
2 Nov 2021
Achieving climate-resilient food systems means transforming food systems. This session at #GLFClimate explores building alliances for agroecology as #EcosystemBasedAdaptation in agriculture. More: bit.ly/3BnydPH #EbA @FriendsofEbA #COP26
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Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)@GlobalLF
18 Oct 2021
On 5-7 November 2021, gain and share knowledge on the themes of Forests, Food and Finance for a more sustainable and resilient future at #GLFClimate. Join GLF Climate at #COP26 – Register now! ➡️ bit.ly/3uCAUeD #ThinkLandscape
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GSW publishes new info briefs on pilot projects examining forest management and #LandDegradationNeutrality measures in Kenya and Benin. The pilots focus on how LDN measures impact the tenure security of smallholder farmers. ⬇️ tmg-thinktank.com/creating-a…
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
22 Sep 2021
Environmental contexts in Guatemala & India are different, but common points emerge in lessons from #UpscalingEbA projects: Multi-stakeholder collaboration, local & national alliances, and govmt support are vital. @marngt @nraa_dac @AgriGOI
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
22 Sep 2021
#ESG investment mechanisms such as sustainable bonds could provide the financing for mainstreaming of #EbA projects, according to @auctusESG founder @namita_vikas #UpscalingEbA #SustainableInvestment
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
22 Sep 2021
Key lessons from @WOTRIndia #UpscalingEbA project in Maharashtra
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TMG Think Tank for Sustainability@TMG_think
22 Sep 2021
We're live! @alexander_tmg opens #UpscalingEbA: #ClimateAction is urgent in this time of multiple crises. #EcosystembasedAdaptation is a systemic, strategic approach to these challenges. How we get there - the pathways to mainstreaming #EbA - is the subject of this discussion.
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@WOTRIndia
22 Sep 2021
"India realises the importance of #EbA as it is offers a comprehensive solution especially in the context of India's climate vulnerability," Dr. Ashok Dalwai - CEO, NRAA (@AgriGoI) in key note address #upscalingEbA @TMG_think
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