#CRIC23
#CRIC23 delegates adopted a seven-part report corresponding to the main agenda items

To the dismay of many, the agenda items on science weren't discussed as the Russian Federation objected to exclusion of their scientific expert “for political reasons”

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December 6, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Francis Asamoah, a wildlife researcher from #Ghana 🇬🇭, is at #CRIC23 as a the GEF–sponsored youth delegate. In his GEF Voices interview, he shares insights from his work in ecology and science communication, and why his advice is to “start where you are.”

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December 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🔎#DYK More than 20% of land in Latin America and the Caribbean is degraded?

➡️To learn more, check out @unccd.bsky.social Data Dashboard https://bit.ly/4ahmiIi

#UNited4Land #CRIC23 #ThinkLandscape
December 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Country progress on Land Degradation Neutrality (#LDN) programmes was the focus at @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23

Panama showcased their Nature Pledge as an integrated planning, monitoring and financing model that breaks down silos of the three Rio Conventions

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December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
At @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23 land degradation neutrality (LDN) dialogue, countries sharing experience with integrated planning & reporting across the 3 Rio Conventions.

Examples include Panama's Nature Pledge and South Africa's framework for ecosystem-based adaptation and resilience.
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
At @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23, the Gender Caucus meeting explored Indigenous women’s leadership and worldviews impacting sustainable land management

A scoping study of gender impacts of sand and dust storms gave insights for future work programmes

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December 4, 2025 at 4:47 AM
🥕 This Thursday, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands Team will be hosting the side event "Agroecology as a Pathway for Dryland Restoration" at UNCCD CRIC23. This side event will surface practical pathways to inform CRIC discussions on LDN.

💡Learn more: lnkd.in/gC4YGP24
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23 Gender Caucus is exploring how to effectively harness indigenous women's land stewardship to effectively respond to global challenges such as land degradation, drought, water scarcity, and Sand and Dust Storms.
December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Nancy Barisoa, an environmental expert from #Madagascar 🇲🇬, is at #CRIC23 as a the GEF-sponsored youth delegate. In her GEF Voices interview, she shares lessons from elevating youth priorities through training, storytelling, listening, and learning.

Read the interview: www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
December 3, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Indigenous women are the architects of resilience.

Don't miss the #UNCCD Gender Caucus at #CRIC23. We are exploring the leadership and worldviews of Indigenous women in relation to sustainable land management.

#HerLand #LandRestoration #Unite4Land
December 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
At @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23, disconnects between increasingly sophisticated global datasets and local and Indigenous realities emerged during a day devoted to improving reporting processes

The International Year on Rangelands and Pastoralists officially kicked off

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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
At #CRIC23 delegates taking a deep dive into recent updates to the @unccd.bsky.social PRAIS portal & other mechanisms to improve data quality and ease the reporting burden for parties.
December 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Panamá acoge desde este lunes, en el marco de la Convención de las Naciones Unidas de Lucha contra la Desertificación (CNULD), la CRIC23, en la que se hizo énfasis en la pérdida mundial de tierras fértiles y el aumento de las sequías.

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La ONU abre en Panamá una sesión con el llamado a frenar la pérdida de tierras fértiles
Ciudad de Panamá, 1 dic (EFE).- Panamá acoge desde este lunes, en el marco de la Convención de las N...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Today for CA4SH at #CRIC23!

⌚️ 13:15 - 14:45 (EST GMT-5)
📍 Caribe 3, Panama Convention Center

#SoilHealth #Youth4Soil #LandHealth
December 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
As @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23 “aims to be more than a review session,” delegates welcomed a stronger voice for science, more funding for #drought, targeted capacity-building programmes, and the first time the Gender Caucus would meet during a meeting of the CRIC

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December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
At #CRIC23 in Panama, delegates welcome @unccd.bsky.social Secretariat's scenario note on capacity building, calling for long-term, adequately resourced & coordinated programmes, with a clear role for regional and national hubs.

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December 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
🧑‍🌾Tomorrow morning, the IUCN Forest and Grasslands team will be hosting the side event "Shared Pathways to LDN: Knowledge Exchange on Integrating Grasslands, Savannahs, and Rangelands into Implementation" at UNCCD CRIC23.

💡Learn more: www.unccd.int/cric23/13-iu...
December 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
🐑 This evening at #CRIC23, the IUCN FGT will be hosting the event "Scaling Integrated Approaches to Drylands and Rangeland Resilience." This event will bring partners together to help shape a collective pathway for drylands and rangelands ahead of COP17.

💡Learn more: lnkd.in/gd6ipkAe
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Centering land and soils as an integrated solution for climate, biodiversity, food systems, and drought and water resilience, @unccd.bsky.social #CRIC23 has opened in Panama City to assess implementation progress and chart strategic priorities ahead of UNCCD COP 17 in Mongolia in 2026.
December 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
First post not quite what I expected 😅 Eu-route to @unccd.bsky.social CRIC23, and @avianca.bsky.social's here to spice it up 🙃
Given @airbus.com update, like many, I was informed at the airport that the departure is delayed to ~5am, and the connection will land at 1am, i.e. 2 nights with no sleep
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
One of the central challenges before #CRIC23 is the lack of robust monitoring and accountability

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Reckoning with land degradation in a changing world
UN community turns its attention to CRIC23
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November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
📢 Registration is now open for UNCCD CRIC23 in Panama 🇵🇦

🗓️ 1–5 December 2025, Parties #UNited4Land will gather to review the progress on the only legally binding global treaty that addresses desertification, land degradation and drought.

More info: www.unccd.int/news-stories...
September 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM