Sasha is a Policy Officer with the secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). His work focuses on the role of sustainable land management and ecosystem restoration in helping countries and communities achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and specifically the cross-cutting SDG target on land degradation neutrality. He coordinates the publication of the Global Land Outlook and facilitates the UNCCD’s role in numerous global partnerships to promote more secure land tenure, gender responsiveness, youth engagement and disaster risk reduction.