@Gef5Slm

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

 Pretoria, South Africa
landscapesforever.org.za
Joined September 2019
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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
Group photo of the GEF5 SLM Project team and stakeholders during a field visit to Macubeni in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

ALT Group photo of the GEF5 SLM Project team and stakeholders during a field visit to Macubeni in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

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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 ➡️bit.ly/3x9rBo5 @UNDPSouthAfrica @WCGovAgri @environmentza @DALRRDgov_ZA #generationrestoration
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Excited to be presenting our tool today with @WOCATnet at #UNCCDCOP15 @UNDPSouthAfrica @environmentza @theGEF @UNDP #GenerationRestoration
WOCAT@WOCATnet16 May 2022
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: bit.ly/3l0yeDr #SouthAfrica #UNCCDCOP15 @UNCCD @CDEunibe
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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
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UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project retweeted
FAO in Africa
@FAOAfrica19 Apr 2022
Out Now: @FAO and the @_AfricanUnion have launched new investment guidelines for youth in agribusiness in Africa. Download a copy here 👉 bit.ly/37fiKaX
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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
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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@WOCATnet29 Mar 2022
Want to record #sustainablelandmanagement practices in our global SLM Database? Learn more on how to vimeo.com/227042105 @UNCCD @giz_gmbh @SwissDevCoop @ICARDA @icimod @ISRICorg @FAO @BiovIntCIAT_eng @CDEunibe
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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 restoreyourcommunity.org/
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A truly great resource with clear graphics! Thank you to the authors!
WOCAT@WOCATnet17 Feb 2022
.@WOCATnet reviewer of "Coherence and Alignment among #SustainableLandManagement, Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Nature-based Solutions" publication. Read more collections.unu.edu/view/UNU… @UNUEHS @UNCCD @UNEP @IUCN @FriendsofEbA @UNFCCC
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
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Great to see @WOCATnet training happening in South Africa through @environmentza
WOCAT@WOCATnet15 Feb 2022
.@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 smc-synergy.co.za/News
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UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project retweeted
Ronald Vargas@RonaldVargasJob13 Feb 2022
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! 🌐🤎
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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@UNCCDcbm11 Feb 2022
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
🟫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
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Riparian areas are lifelines of the Drylands💧🌿 Learn how you can apply #SLM and receive support in your area➡️karooforever.org.za Download: bit.ly/3sbXUQI #GenerationRestoration @UNDPSouthAfrica @TheEWT
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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 adaptationcommunity.net/down…
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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➡️bit.ly/3HnY7qv #WorldWetlandsDay @TheEWT
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. 🌿 wildeconomy.org
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UNDP-GEF5 SLM Project retweeted
UN Land and Drought
@UNCCD1 Feb 2022
🚨 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: bit.ly/3KH4dV2 #UNited4Land
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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
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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: bit.ly/3ujqK4x @SouthSouthNorth @future_climate #UKAidWISER
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