“United for Land. Our Legacy. Our Future. ”

---The Global theme of Desertification and Drought Day 2024

Land degradation and climate change are signed as the growing sence of instability factors in many parts of the world.

Pic/Sergey Pesterev

Do you know that, the global desertification area has reached 36 million square kilometers, or 24% of the total land area, equivalent to the land area of Russia, Canada, China and the United States combined, and is still expanding at a rate of about 60,000 square kilometers per year.

Pic//Maxwell Fury

The situation prompted the international community to reach a consensus on combating desertification, and the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification was adopted in Paris, France, on June 17, 1994, and came into force on December 26, 1996.

The core objective of the Convention is the joint effort by governments, subregional and regional action programmes, working with donors, local communities and non-governmental organizations, to take on the challenges of desertification, reduce poverty among the population and improve food, water and energy security.

GREENING PROGRAM is an ecological civilization construction project launched by UNITAR CIFAL Hubei (Hubei International Training Centres for Authorities and Leaders, UNITAR ), based on the goals of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

It aims to improve the ecology of desertified land around the world and is in line with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

The main goal of GREENING PROGRAM is to assist local governments to achieve---

① zero land degradation,

② poverty reduction,

③ food and water security,

④ biodiversity protection,

⑤ climate change mitigation and adaptation, and

⑥ sustainable livelihood.

To achieve the objectives above, we will accelerate action through:

1. green planting,

2. soil and water management and

3. scientific and technological innovation, and other means,

to continuously increase the global green area and achieve sustainable development in desertification areas.

Governments, NGOs, and businesses and individuals from around the world are making sustained efforts to achieve these goals.

The study shows that since the beginning of 2000, the global green area increased by 5%, about the size of an Amazon.com rainforest, of which 25% came from China.

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Dunhuang base

The project site in Dunhuang, China, is located 18 kilometers north of Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes, 10 kilometers east of Dunhuang Guoji Airport, and the Hongliuquan area on the north side of Liuge Expressway.

The area is 1139 m above sea level, the annual average amount of precipitation is 42.2 mm, the annual average temperature is 9.9 °C, the maximum temperature is 41.7 °C, the minimum temperature is -30.5 °C.

The average annual frost-free period is 152 days, which is a typical warm temperate arid climate.

The first phase of the project is planed to last 10 years (2024-2033). The plan is to complete the planting of about 1 million trees and desertification control of 5 square kilometers of land, to reproduce the former Dunhuang land Silk Road vitality.

Red Willow Springs Satellite Azimuth Map

Red Willow Springs Site - Partial Schematic

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"Cloud Planting" Project Implementation Plan

1. Greening Programme Volunteer -- redwood level (1 tree): ---UNITAR CIFAL Hubei will issue a digital certificate of Greening Programme -- redwood level;

2. Greening Programme Volunteer -- silver redwood level (10 trees): ---UNITAR CIFAL Hubei will issue a digital certificate of Greening Programme -- silver redwood level;

3. Greening Programme Volunteer -- golden redwood level (100 trees): ---UNITAR CIFAL Hubei will issue a digital certificate of Greening Programme -- golden redwood level;

4. Greening Programme Volunteer -- Ambassador (1000 trees): ---Content be discussed separately.

Greening Programme Hongliu Spring Site Planting Scene I

Greening Programme Hongliu Spring Site Planting Scene II

Picture of the Haloxylon ammodendron after growing

GREENING PROGRAM "Cloud Planting" e-Cert Sample

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Introduction of the organization

CIFAL Hubei International Training Centre for Authorities and Leaders, UNITAR, is an international training and research institution approved and authorized by UNITAR to be established in Wuhan, China on April 16, 2021.

It is an important member of the CIFAL global network of UNITAR.

The center is based in China and faces the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on areas such as education, road safety, environment, and science and technology.

It provides and promotes innovative and practical training and research content and learning solutions for countries around the world; promotes global cooperation to advance and implement the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.