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Guiding selection of SLM practices to increase or maintain SOC stocks and deliver other benefits, using information ranging from local knowledge to global datasets.
Guiding the establishment of SOC monitoring and investment in measurement schemes that most effectively contribute to national-scale LDN assessment. Using direct measurement or tools/models for SOC assessment (or a combination of both) contributes to the efforts of national-scale LDN assessment.
Providing guidance for obtaining SOC data for different levels of certainty. They guide you through which steps to take in the cases when high, medium or low certainty is required.
Guiding through steps to take when high certainty data are required, depending on whether there are few, some, or extensive data available.
For some LDN interventions, the change in SOC will be closely linked with a change in land productivity and/or land cover, so SOC stock change can be estimated using the indicators for land productivity and land cover. However, for SLM technologies and approaches that do not change land cover or productivity markedly, monitoring SOC will be a high priority. Decision tree 4 can assist to define where tracking and monitoring of SOC is necessary for verifying LDN achievements.
Assistsing in selecting a suitable approach to soil sampling fit for the challenge at hand. If financial and human resources are not a constraint, it is recommended to establish a national SOC monitoring network.