Land for Life Award Semi-Finalists Unveiled (UN - United Nations)

(Source: UN - United Nations) Land for Life Award Semi-Finalists Unveiled ​(06/05/2013 Bonn) - The secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification is pleased to announce the 16 semi-finalists of this year's Land for Life Award. The semi-finalists are from 13 countries - Australia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States and Zimbabwe. From planting a great green wall in Indonesia, to building sand dams in Kenya, to growing food in the shade of solar panels in India, these semi-finalists offer innovative and inspiring lessons on how to restore and conserve land. "As with last year, this year's...