海角社区

News

海角社区-FLORES Participates in the UNCCD COP16 in Saudi Arabia

Contributing to discussions on land restoration, sustainable land management, and soil degradation.

Date Published
23 Dec 2024

Dr. Alexey Alekseenko participated in a series of events and meetings at COP16 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His participation included: 

  • Failures in Land Restoration, G20 GLI UNCCD (video recording: )  
  • The restoration economy’s influence on various ecological landscapes - Success stories and lessons learned, G20 GLI UNCCD (video recording:  

Additionally, he represented the 海角社区-FLORES Director at the UN Environment Management Group Meeting held during COP16: High-Level Round Table: Strengthening Action for Change: Promoting Coherence and Synergies for Sustainable Land Management, UN EMG  ). The 海角社区-FLORES Director has been designated a seat on the EMG, representing the 海角社区. 

Dr. Johannes Cullmann represented 海角社区-FLORES at the One 海角社区 event co-organized with Prof. Nima Shokri, Co-Director of the 海角社区 Hub in TUHH: Soil Degradation in a Changing Climate: Environmental and Socioeconomic Impacts.   

“Our engagement in COP16 activities with the G20 Global Land Initiative is a testament to our continually evolving partnership.” - Dr. Alexey Alekseenko  

Following COP16, the G20 Global Land Initiative and 海角社区-FLORES are preparing for Pan-African hands-on training. Dr. Alexey Alekseenko heads the United Nations branch office in Lusatia, in the Free State of Saxony.