Land Degradation

Global environmental problems as defined by the GEF are the loss of biological diversity, climate change and pollution of international waters. Land Degradation, primarily deforestation and desertification, was eligible for funding during the first decade of GEF if related to the above-mentioned three GEF Focal Areas. In October 2002, the GEF Assembly approved land degradation as a new focal area taking into account the objectives of the Convention to Combat Desertification (CCD). By mid 2002, SGP's grant portfolio included over 400 projects (out of 3,200) related to land degradation for an approximate value of $8 million.

Initiatives include: conservation and restoration of arid and semi-arid areas; efficient stoves and biogas to reduce forest loss; integrated watershed management; soil conservation; afforestation; prevention of forest fires; and organic farming among others. A number of projects address policy and other barriers to mitigating land degradation (e.g. land tenure, access to natural resources).

Projects are implemented according following GEF Operational Programmes

• OP15 - Operational Program on Sustainable Land Management

Land Degradation Image Gallery

TUR-05-13 - wooden houses in Camili-Artvin	TUR-05-13 - Isolation work in a wooden house	TUR-05-04 - yuksekova grassland
ARM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/05 - Project site visit_Selection of project lands_22.11.11	ARM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/05 - Shipping containers for establishment of cattle artificial insemination centers_14.12.11	ARM/SGP/OP5/CORE/BD/11/02 - Shipping timber for beehives construction_1_Dec 2011

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