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UNCCD announces 2015 winners of Land for Life Award

china.org.cn / chinagate.cn, July 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has announced the two winners of the prestigious Land for Life Award, who showed tangible evidence of combating desertification, land degradation and drought.

The announcement was made in Erdos, China during the 5th Kubuqi International Desert Forum. SEKEM from Egypt and Elion Resources Group from China won the 2015 Land for Life Award.

Unlike in previous years, this year's, now in its fourth year, Award carries no monetary prize. The UNCCD secretariat will profile winners' initiatives and show-case their outstanding works on sustainable land management at national and international events such as the 12th session of the Conference of Parties (COP12) to be held from 12-23 October 2015 in Ankara , Turkey.

"We recognize the champions of sustainable land management in a variety of ways. Land for Life Award is one way that is dedicated to recognizing individuals, groups, institutions and businesses for their innovations and efforts towards land degradation neutrality," Ms Barbut, Executive secretary of UNCCD, said.

"These two winners exemplify the type of leadership and initiatives that business corporations could undertake in contributing to sustainable land management. Their work has not only benefitted the local communities by improving their livelihoods and creating local job opportunities, but has also contributed to conserving nature. What we need now are policies at international and national levels that recognize sustainable land management as part of the solution to climate change and other global issues," she added.