Assessing the Impact of Science in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- Assess the SPI’s impact on the UNCCD process; and
- Evaluate whether the SPI contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Convention outlined in Articles 16 and 17, and thus UNCCD implementation.
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. SPI’s Contributions to Decisions of the UNCCD Conference of the Parties
3.1.1. SPI’s First Biennial Work Program (2014–2015), Addressing Decisions Made at UNCCD COP.12
3.1.2. SPI’s Second Biennial Work Program (2016–2017), Addressing Decisions Made at UNCCD COP.13
3.1.3. SPI’s Third Biennial Work Program (2018–2019), Addressing Decisions Made at UNCCD COP 14
3.2. The Role of the SPI in Furthering UNCCD Strategic Partnership-Building
3.3. Utilization of SPI Products by UNCCD Parties and by Professionals
3.4. SPI Engagement with Other Organizations and the Utilization of Its Products by Professionals beyond Its Coordination Activities
3.5. SPI’s Contribution to Articles 16 and 17
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Akhtar-Schuster, M.; Stringer, L.C.; Metternicht, G.; Barger, N.N.; Chotte, J.-L.; Kust, G. Assessing the Impact of Science in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Land 2022, 11, 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040568
Akhtar-Schuster M, Stringer LC, Metternicht G, Barger NN, Chotte J-L, Kust G. Assessing the Impact of Science in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification. Land. 2022; 11(4):568. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040568
Chicago/Turabian StyleAkhtar-Schuster, Mariam, Lindsay C. Stringer, Graciela Metternicht, Nichole N. Barger, Jean-Luc Chotte, and German Kust. 2022. "Assessing the Impact of Science in the Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification" Land 11, no. 4: 568. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11040568