About the ELD Initiative
The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative is a global science-policy initiative that works to integrate the true value of land and its ecosystem services in decision-making and to capitalize on this value through policy reforms, economic instruments, institutional design and financing strategies with the aim of boosting action and investments for sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration.
Established in 2011 between the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and the European Commission and hosted by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the ELD Initiative recently entered its second decade of activities - a "Decade for Action".
