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This document is a synthesis of lessons learnt, experiences and good practices drawn from case studies in six countries implementing the Integrated Drylands Development Programme.These countries include Benin, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia and Tunisia. Widespread views of drylands as unproductive wastelands have created barriers to their economic development. In fact, these regions are…

In this publication, the Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel of the GEF (STAP) demonstrates that sustainable land management has the potentail to contribute to both food security and many global environmental outcomes. Through this publication, the STAP presents an approach for soil organic carbon management as a basis for the delivery of global environmental benefits, an objective held in…

The GEMAS project documents, for the first time, the concentration of almost 60 chemical elements, and of the parameters determining their availability and binding in agricultural and grazing land soils at the scale of a continent (Europe – 5.6 million km2 were sampled). GEMAS is a cooperation project between the EuroGeoSurveys Geochemistry Expert Group and Eurometaux.

The private sector has an important role in the management and use of land. Land serves as an essential asset for various industries either directly or indirectly through e.g. raw material availability, human resources or brand image. Degraded land is an under- performing asset which incurs expenses or losses. Utilising sustainable land management practices is an opportunity for the private…

Land-degradation neutral world is an aspirational goal, which was agreed at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) in June 2012. To achieve this goal, land degradation should be avoided and for every hectare of degraded land a hectare of land should be restored preferably in the same ecosystem and landscape. A land-degradation neutral world is a prerequisite for assuring water,…

The lifestyles and beliefs of mountain communities have inspired them to seek sustenance from the land but also to conserve the natural resource base and ecosystem services vital to downstream communities both rural and urban. However, recent trends in global development have significantly reduced the resilience of mountain ecosystems. Increasing population, climate change, deforestation,…