Desertification
Desertification - Combating Desertification is a Reply to the Earth's Desertification is not the desert advancing, but rather a haemorrhaging of the soil's vital nutrients to the point where they are totally exhausted. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) speaks of "land degradation" to describe this phenomenon. Although Under this block you will find sites and publications on "Desertification": |
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Impact monitoring and assessment in sustainable land management - Volume 1: Procedure December 2002 Author: CDE, GTZ The instrument is not only meant to provide a thorough guide to processes of monitoring and assessment, but also to encourage potential users to give SLM a new focus in accordance with its priority in an intervention. But it is also expected that the instrument will create a new interest in impact monitoring where the emphasis is not on land management and environmental aspects. The instrument is the result of a compilation of global experience in the field, including that of experts from different institutional backgrounds who have tested its usefulness and given valuable feedback. Consists of: IMA procedure (Volume 1), and the related toolbox (Volume 2)
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Impact monitoring and assessment in sustainable land management - Volume 2: Toolbox December 2002 Author: CDE / GTZ The instrument is not only meant to provide a thorough guide to processes of monitoring and assessment, but also to encourage potential users to give SLM a new focus in accordance with its priority in an intervention. But it is also expected that the instrument will create a new interest in impact monitoring where the emphasis is not on land management and environmental aspects. The instrument is the result of a compilation of global experience in the field, including that of experts from different institutional backgrounds who have tested its usefulness and given valuable feedback. Consists of: IMA procedure (Volume 1), and the related toolbox (Volume 2)
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World soils agenda December 2002 Author: IUSS The International Union of Soil Sciences examined emerging initiatives for a 'soil convention', as well as other potentials at the global level in support of sustainable use of soils. The publication presents the state of the art of the current discussion and specialists' opinions.
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Combating desertification: A bet on partnership December 2001 Author: SDC SDC's efforts to combat desertification are based on the idea of partnership and on participation of local communities. The examples described in the brochure illustrate the different levels of partnership in which SDC is engaged in its efforts to combat desertification.
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Avoiding the shortcut: Moving beyond the use of direct incentives December 1999 Author: CDE This study is a comprehensive contribution to the debate about the use of direct incentives. It reveals that most development projects concerned with sustainable land management still make use of direct incentives, even though they produce disappointing results. Conceived as a working instrument for use in formulating programmes and for application to project work in the field, its special features include a checklist for donors and project planners, and recommendations at project level.
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Land tenure and sustainable management of soils December 1996 Author: CDE This study is concerned with property rights and their impact on the management of agricultural soils. It concentrates on describing situations of tenure insecurity and the causes and possible remedies. It is suggested that tenure insecurity is a major cause of unsustainable soil management. A matrix permits the analysis of tenure systems and the choice of instruments of international cooperation to improve them. eng, print only; can be ordered at: info@cde.unibe.ch
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Sustainable management of agricultural soils December 1994 Author: SDC The document provides a framework for design, orientation and evaluation of activities that have an impact on soil management. The policy emphasises rain-fed agriculture in semi-arid and sub-humid tropical regions with specific attention to hilly and mountainous areas.
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Earth summit's agenda for change December 1993 Author: Centre for our Common Future The Earth Summit's Agenda for Change. A plain language version of Agenda 21 and the other Rio Agreements. The Agenda explains in clear terms what was decided in Rio. It communicates the main messages of UNCED 1992. (print only)
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