At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the side event “Rio Synergies: Unlocking Finance for Land, Climate, Biodiversity and Food through Integrated Planning” brought together representatives from governments, international organisations,…
How can finance for land restoration and resilient land and water systems be transformed and scaled? A new Working Paper by ELD and UFZ explores why transforming the financial architecture is essential to achieving global land restoration goals and…
New global report launched at UNCCD COP17 by ILRI, GIZ, ELD and IUCN highlights the economic value of rangelands and calls for greater investment in their sustainable management and restoration.
Fifteen years of research, partnerships, and impact: the ELD 15th Anniversary Publication reflects on a journey that has helped place the values of land on global agendas while looking ahead to the future of the economics for land.
Mongolia hosted the first inception workshop under the ELD Initiative’s Economics of Rio Synergies project, marking an important step toward economically informed, integrated implementation of the Rio Conventions at national level.
As part of Mongolia’s preparations for UNCCD COP17, the ELD Initiative and partners conducted a training in Ulaanbaatar on the economics and financing of sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration.
The ELD Impact Report 2025 showcases how economic evidence from land assessments informs policies, investments, and restoration efforts worldwide. It highlights both the year’s achievements and ELD’s decade-long global impact.
The ELD Initiative recently convened experts in Bonn to develop a unified framework for enhancing synergies across the Rio Conventions. The approach will be piloted in Mongolia and aims to support countries in implementing coordinated, land-based…
The ELD Initiative celebrates 15 years of advancing evidence-based solutions to address land degradation worldwide. Marking this milestone, ELD reflects on its impact to date while looking ahead to the next chapter of turning economic knowledge into…
