《联合国防治荒漠化公约（UNCCD）》(以下简称公约)是1992年里约环境与发展大会《21世纪议程》框架下的三大重要国际环境公约之一。该公约于1994年6月17日在法国巴黎外交大会通过，并于1996年12月26日生效。目前公约共有194个缔约方。

公约的核心目标是由各国政府共同制定国家级、次区域级和区域级行动方案，并与捐助方、地方社区和非政府组织合作，以对抗应对荒漠化的挑战。在发生严重干旱和/或荒漠化的国家，尤其是在非洲，防治荒漠化，缓解干旱影响，以期协助受影响的国家和地区实现可持续发展。

《联合国防治荒漠化公约》是联合国环境与发展大会框架下的三大环境公约之一。

目前，UNCCD面向全球征集2017年“Land forLife Award（服务生活的土地治理奖）”，具体链接：http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/LandForLife/Pages/2017-Land-for-Life-Award.aspx：欢迎您和您熟悉的机构积极申报。请注意截止日期：2017年2月28日。

请注意，申报时需要下载申请表（见附件），并发给以下邮箱：jchoo@unccd.int

（Coordinatorof Land for Life Programme External Relations, Policy and Advocacy Unit UnitedNations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)，UN Campus,Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1）

由于不能自己推荐自己，如果您或者单位有意申请，我可以通过国际荒漠化协会（http://desertnet-international.org/，DNI）帮助您申报。请联系我，王飞：wafe@ms.iswc.ac.cn, 或者联系我国国家林业局（UNCCD的国家联络中心）。

2017 L4L Award Nomination form.docx

Dear colleagues,

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Secretariat is currently inviting partners, governmental organizations and civil society organizations to nominate candidate(s) for the UNCCD Land for Life Award 2017. The Land for Life Award recognizes excellence and innovation of individuals or organizations who have made outstanding contributions towards achieving Sustainable Development Goal 15 "Life on Land", in particular Target 15.3 "Land Degradation Neutrality".  
Under the theme" Land and Human Security", the 2017 Award will give spotlights to those whose work has tremendously contributing to stability and security of communities suffered from the impacts of land degradation and desertification.
Your support for nominations will help us reaching out potential individuals and organizations whose efforts deserve global recognition.

The deadline of nomination submission is 28 February 2017. Nominators are required to filled in the nomination form, briefly describe the candidate(s) works, and provide the rationale for nominating the candidate. Please return the completed form to jchoo@unccd.int. The Candidates Selection Criteria and Template of Nomination are as attached.

We also appreciate very much that you help to spread this message to partners, organizations and civil societies that you work with.

For further information regarding the award,  please visit  http://www.unccd.int/en/programmes/Event-and-campaigns/LandForLife/Pages/2017-Land-for-Life-Award.aspx or kindly contact me directly.

Thank you and we look forward to receive your nomination.

Best regards,
Jenny Choo

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Coordinator of Land for Life Programme
External Relations, Policy and Advocacy Unit
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
UN Campus, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
53113 Bonn, Germany
Email: jchoo@unccd.int
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