Liniger, Hanspeter; Van Lynden, Godert; Biancalani, Riccardo; Lindeque, Lehman; Ndiaye, Déthié Soumaré; Schwilch, Gudrun (2013). Assessing and mapping LD and SLM to directly support the planning and scaling up of SLM interventions to combat desertification. In: 2nd UNCCD Scientific Conference. Bonn, Deutschland. 9.-12. Apr. 2013.
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Global investment in Sustainable Land Management (SLM) has been substantial, but knowledge gaps remain. Overviews of where land degradation (LD) is taking place and how land users are addressing the problem using SLM are still lacking for most individual countries and regions. Relevant maps focus more on LD than SLM, and they have been compiled using different methods. This makes it impossible to compare the benefits of SLM interventions and prevents informed decision-making on how best to invest in land. To fill this knowledge gap, a standardised mapping method has been collaboratively developed by the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), FAO’s Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project, and the EU’s Mitigating Desertification and Remediating Degraded Land (DESIRE) project. The method generates information on the distribution and characteristics of LD and SLM activities and can be applied at the village, national, or regional level. It is based on participatory expert assessment, documents, and surveys. These data sources are spatially displayed across a land-use systems base map. By enabling mapping of the DPSIR framework (Driving Forces-Pressures-State-Impacts-Responses) for degradation and conservation, the method provides key information for decision-making. It may also be used to monitor LD and conservation following project implementation. This contribution explains the mapping method, highlighting findings made at different levels (national and local) in South Africa and the Mediterranean region.
Keywords: Mapping, Decision Support, Land Degradation, Sustainable Land Management, Ecosystem Services, Participatory Expert Assessment
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Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > NCCR North-South Management Centre [discontinued] 10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Liniger, Hans Peter, Schwilch, Gudrun |
Subjects: |
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 330 Economics |
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English |
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Date Deposited: |
18 Sep 2014 11:34 |
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02 Mar 2023 23:24 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.46535 |
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https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/46535 |
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