Land degradation assessment in drylands (LADA Project). Manual for local level assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management
This local level land resources assessment methodology (LADA-Local) was produced within the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project. See Box 1 for the LADA project objectives and outcomes and the website www.fao.org/nr/lada for further information. The main purpose of LADA-Local is to provide a standard methodological approach and tool-kit for the assessment of land degradation processes, their causes and impacts at local1 level in collaboration with local stakeholders and communities. The focus is on human-induced land degradation; however, natural degradation processes are also addressed. For a more balanced and complete understanding, the approach also assesses the extent to which land resources (soil, vegetation, water) and landscapes/ecosystems are being conserved and/or improved by sustainable land management (SLM) practices.
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Format: | Texto biblioteca |
Language: | eng |
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Rome (Italy) FAO
2016
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Subjects: | land degradation, impact assessment, vegetation, erosion, soil management, land use mapping, water resources, sustainable land management, |
Online Access: | http://www.fao.org/3/a-i6362e.pdf |
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