From 17 to 28 August 2026, Ulaanbaatar hosted COP17 of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). At the Convention’s invitation, Racines de France® spoke on 24 August at the Finance Day of the Business4Land pavilion.
Turning degraded land into restoration assets
The question put to speakers was simple: how can degraded land become restoration assets capable of attracting investment? We answered with our two French demonstration sites, a former exhausted vineyard in Castries (Hérault) and a forest in the Cantal, where carbon, water, soil and biodiversity are measured together and certified by an independent standard.
What COP17 delivered
- 34 decisions adopted, including decisions on rangelands and pastoralism.
- The private sector is entering the game: Business4Land is establishing itself as its main entry point, and land resilience is starting to be seen as an asset class.
- Public funding remains under pressure: the Global Environment Facility (GEF) announced $3.9 billion, down around 27%.
- See you in Egypt in 2028 for COP18.
For Racines de France®, the message is clear: funding will follow projects that can prove their results on the ground.
