背景
干旱生态系统是地球陆地生态系统的重要组成部分，不仅是100多个国家近26亿人生活的家园，而且在保持生物多样性、增加碳汇和缓解气候变化等方面同样发挥着不可替代的作用。由于人口的不断增加、不合理的土地利用以及频发的自然灾害，全球土地退化的形势依然非常严峻。特别是在全球气候变化的大背景下，影响土地退化的不确定因素日益增加，探索符合综合生态系统管理理念（IEM理念）的可持续土地管理新机制和政策体系，不仅是加快中国土地退化防治、实现西部干旱地区可持续发展的迫切要求，对于全球的土地退化防治、消除贫困、应对气候变化、保护干旱生态系统生物多样性，也必将起到积极的推动和引领作用。
“土地退化管理与政策支持项目”是中国-全球环境基金干旱生态系统土地退化防治伙伴关系的重要项目，也是“土地退化防治能力建设项目”的继承与发展。项目启动实施近三年来，在融入和执行IEM理念，推广示范点经验，总结土地退化防治最佳实践技术、影响省（区）土地退化防治政策机制，构建不同层面、不同尺度的监测评价指标体系，探索信息中心可持续发展的途径，探索应对气候变化背景下的植被碳汇、成本效益分析、生态补偿以及公私伙伴关系等创新性政策与对策机制，加强项目宣传与对外合作交流等方面取得了阶段成果。
研讨交流国内外可持续土地资源管理的政策与实践、监测与评价，以及应对气候变化国际背景下的可持续土地管理对策。不仅能充分展示“土地退化防治管理与政策支持”项目在中国西部地区的实施成效，深刻总结项目的广泛影响和重要意义，同时将为中国西部地区土地退化防治、可持续土地资源管理、人居生态环境改善、人民生活水平提高及经济社会持续发展提供政策支持与决策服务。
一、会议研讨内容
本次国际会议研讨内容包括可持续土地管理的政策与实践、监测与评价，以及应对气候变化国际背景下的可持续土地管理的对策。交流国内外可持续土地管理的发展机遇，政策现状，机构建设及创新机制；实践活动与成功经验；不同区域、国家及省（区）层面开展的不同土地退化类型、不同退化程度下的土地退化综合监测评价指标体系、方法、案例研究及网络机制建设；探讨论如何将减缓和适应气候变化，保护生物多样性等国际热点问题与土地可持续管理相结合，寻求创新性对策机制。
二、会议议程
时间 议程
5月7日
上午 开幕式（领导致辞）
主旨报告
特邀报告
下午 专题一：可持续土地管理的政策
专题二：可持续土地管理的实践
5月8日
上午 专题三：可持续土地管理的监测与评价
专题四：应对气候变化国际背景下的可持续土地管理对策
下午 大会总结
三、会议时间、地点
时间：2013年5月6日全天报到；
2013年5月7日-8日会议。
地点：北京市友谊宾馆（北京市海淀区中关村南大街1号）
四、研讨会语言
中文和英文为研讨会的正式语言。整个研讨会期间将提供中、英文同声传译。
五、参加研讨会费用
会议特邀代表的费用由会议主办方资助，其他会议代表的交通费、住宿费用自理。
如有意参加研讨会，请按回执表的要求填写并寄回，以确保您能收到详细的会议材料和有关安排。
六、会议提交论文要求
（1）凡提交论文全文并被评审择优录用的论文，将以出版会议论文集的形式收录。
（2）论文字数不超过8000字为宜。摘要字数500字左右，标注出关键词。
（3）在论文首页以脚注形式注明第一作者简介（包括姓名、性别、出生年、学历、职称和主要研究方向）。在论文末尾处写清楚具体的通讯联系人及其详细工作单位、联系电话或手机号码、通讯地址及邮政编码、e-mail，以便及时联系。
（4）论文征集要求：大会只接受提交论文的电子版。
（5）提交论文详细摘要的截止日期：2012年12月31日；
提交会议论文全文的截止日期：2013年4月20日；
提交电子信箱：delianghan@126.com或mingyan712@sina.cn。
七、会议联系方式
韩德梁 先生 邮箱delianghan@126.com
段明妍 女士 邮箱mingyan712@sina.cn
地址：中国-全球环境基金干旱生态系统土地退化防治伙伴关系项目
地址：北京市和平里南街5区18号龙绍衡大厦303/308室
邮编：100013
电话：（010）8421 0781/82
传真：（010）8421 0791
网址：www.gefop12.cn
八、会议回执
会议回执请见附件1。请将会议回执发送至delianghan@126.com或mingyan712@sina.cn。其他未尽事宜将在下一轮通知中予以说明。
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Background
As an important part of global terrestrial ecosystem, dryland ecosystem is the homestead for over 2.6 billion people of more than100 countries in the world which plays an important role in biodiversity conservation, and climate change addressing. Due to increasing population, improper land use and frequent natural disasters, global land degradation (LD) remains severe. In particular, under climate change, with increased uncertainties affecting LD, exploration of a new SLM mechanism and policy system compatible to IEM strategies and approaches is not only necessary for LD control and realization of sustainable development of drylands in western China but also for global LD control, poverty alleviation, climate change addressing and biodiversity conservation in dryland ecosystems.
Management and Policy Support to Combat Land Degradation Project (the Project) is one of the important projects under PRC-GEF partnership on Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystem, and also the extension of the Capacity Building to Combat Land Degradation Project. The Project has made remarkable phased achievements since May, 2010, including extension and enforcement of IEM, up-scaling LD pilot site experience, exploring best practices for LD control, improving provincial LD policies and institutions, establishing a multi-level/scale LD monitoring and assessment indicator system, promoting sustainable development of IEM Information Center, and developing innovative policies and regulations on vegetation carbon sequestration, cost-benefit analysis, ecological compensation and public-private partnerships under climate change.
The discussion on domestic and international SLM policies and practices, SLM monitoring and assessment, and SLM measurements under climate change could demonstrate the Project effects in western China, summarize the impacts and significance of the Project and at the same time provide support for policy and decision making on LD control, SLM, living environment and livelihood improvement, and sustainable socio-economic development in western China.
1. Major topics
The major topics of the conference include SLM policies and practices, SLM monitoring and assessment, and SLM measurements under climate change. Specific issues include domestic and international development opportunities, policy status, institutional construction, and innovative mechanisms of SLM; achievements of domestic and international SLM practices and successful SLM experience sharing; comprehensive LD monitoring and assessment indicator system, methods, case study and network mechanism construction for different LD types at the national, regional and provincial levels; Combination of international hotspots like climate change mitigation and adaptation, biodiversity conservation, etc. with SLM to seek for innovative policy mechanisms.
2. Agenda
Time Activity
May 7
a.m. Opening ceremony (address)
Plenary report
Keynote report
p.m. Topic 1: SLM policies
Topic 2: SLM practices
May 8
a.m. Topic 3: SLM monitoring and assessment
Topic 4: SLM measurements under climate change
p.m. Summary
3. Time and venue
Time: May 6, 2013 registration
May 7-8, 2013 the conference
Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel (No. 1 Zhong Guancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing)
4. Languages
Chinese and English are the official languages for the conference. Chinese-English simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
5. Costs
The costs of the invited guests will be covered by the sponsor; other participants will cover the transportation and accommodation fees themselves.
Those who intend to participate in this conference please fill and mail back the Participants Receipt for us to arrange the conference in advance.
6. Requirements for conference papers
(1) All the papers accepted by the conference will be included in the published conference proceedings.
(2) The paper is no longer than 8,000 words with an abstract of 500 words and key words listed.
(3) The information of the main author (include name, gender, year of birth, education background, title and research directions) is showed as footnote at the first page. Detailed contact information like the contact person, working unit, office phone or cell phone number, mailing address, code, and e-mail is listed at the end.
(4) Paper submission: only the electronic version is accepted.
(5) Deadline for submission of Abstract: December 31, 2012;
Deadline for submission of the Paper: April 20, 2013;
Receiving emails: delianghan@126.com or mingyan712@sina.cn
7. Contact details
Mr. Han Deliang; e-mail: delianghan@126.com
Ms. Duan Mingyan; e-mail: mingyan712@sina.cn
Address: PRC-GEF Partnership on Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems Project (No. 18, Blk. 5, Hepingli South Street, Longshaoheng Building, Room 303 and 306)
Zip code: 100013
Phone: 86 10 8421 0781/82
Fax: 86 10 8421 0791
Website: www.gefop12.cn
8. Participants receipt
The participants receipt is in Attachment 1. Please send the participants receipts to delianghan@126.com or mingyan712@sina.cn. The information not mentioned here will be included in the notice for the next round.
