UN Convention to Combat Desertification
Eunice Wischnewski has extensive experience in communications and environmental advocacy, currently serving as the Lead on press and media at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since May 2009. In this role, Eunice oversees strategic communications, public outreach, and the marketing of corporate products, and was instrumental in developing the Convention's gender strategy from 2014 to 2018. Prior to UNCCD, Eunice worked as an Editor and Writer for the International Institute for Sustainable Development, managing multinational consultant teams to produce reports on UN environmental conferences. Eunice's earlier roles include a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Syracuse University, a Consultant Editor for the Earth Negotiations Bulletin, and Coordinator for EcoNews Africa, where strategic leadership and capacity building were pivotal. Eunice holds multiple degrees, including a Master of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University and a Master of Policy Studies from the University of Zimbabwe.
UN Convention to Combat Desertification
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Our lives depend on land. Healthy land feeds, shelters and clothes us. It sustains our planet’s vital ecosystems, preserves biodiversity and plays a fundamental and increasingly urgent role in mitigating climate change. When land has been degraded by human intervention or plagued by drought, it loses its capacity to sustain life with dire consequences. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the global vision and voice for land. We unite governments, scientists, policymakers, private sector and communities around a shared vision and global action to restore and manage the world’s land for the sustainability of humanity and the planet. Much more than an international treaty signed by 197 parties, UNCCD is a multilateral commitment to mitigating today’s impacts of land degradation and advancing tomorrow’s land stewardship in order to provide food, water, shelter and economic opportunity to all people in an equitable and inclusive manner. Abundant healthy land fosters our collective wellbeing and resilience, and can enable all people to live on a safe, just and prosperous planet. #UNited4Land