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We sat down with Barbara Ryan, who joined the START Board in October 2019, to learn more about her perspectives on START and her vision for the organization’s future direction. START:  What motivated you to join START? BR:  I feel…

Over 80 experts met in September 2019 in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan, to discuss remote sensing technologies and their role in supporting better understanding of land cover/land use changes and how they impact water, food and energy security in Central Asian…

Two newly released video animations feature insights from the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) program. View them below or on ASSAR’s YouTube channel.

By the ICLEI Africa Secretariat This is the first in a series of blogs on the work being undertaken by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability’s Africa Secretariat on the Understanding innovative initiatives for Governing Food, Water and Energy Nexus…

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is looking for a consultant to co-author and co-edit the second edition of the Global Land Outlook. The aim of the Global Land Outlook (GLO) is to communicate evidence-based, policy-relevant information and…

Several countries in South and Southeast Asia are undergoing rapid changes due to urbanization and industrial development. The population growth together with rapid economic development is causing immense pressure to convert land from forest to agriculture and from agricultural areas…

As part of the African Climate Risks Conference (ACRC) 2019, on October 8 START will host a seminar showcasing lessons from the Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) program. The discussion, featuring six panelists from FRACTAL cities and…

Version française The Senegal ProGREEN team conducted their field data collection from August 19 through 30 after several weeks of compiling information and data on ongoing or recently closed renewable energy projects and programs in Senegal and developing tools and planning…

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new landmark study, the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL), on August 8, 2019 in Geneva. The SRCCL is an integrated assessment of interactive changes of climate and land cover/use,…

START and the University of Ghana, in partnership with Future Earth’s Sustainable Water Future Program, convened an expert consultation on 8-9 August 2019 in Accra, Ghana, to elicit broad input on needs, priorities and potential actions towards education and training…