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Cross‐scale monitoring and assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management: A methodological framework for knowledge management

Mark S. ReedAberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Centre for Planning and Environmental Management, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, St Mary's, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UKMichaela BuenemannDepartment of Geography, New Mexico State University, MSC MAP, PO Box 30001, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001, USAJ. AtlhophengDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 00704, Gaborone, BotswanaMariam Akhtar‐SchusterSecretariat DesertNet International, c/o Biocentre Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg, Ohnhorststr.18, 22609 Hamburg, GermanyFelicitas BachmannCentre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 10, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandGary BastinCSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, P.O. Box 2111, Alice Springs NT 0871, AustraliaH. BigasInstitute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University, Suite 204, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 0A1, CanadaRaban ChandaDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 00704, Gaborone, BotswanaAndrew J. DougillSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UKW. EssahliAnna C. EvelyAberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Centre for Planning and Environmental Management, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, St Mary's, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UKLuuk FleskensSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UKNichola GeesonJayne GlassRudi HesselAlterra, Wageningen University & Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsJoseph HoldenSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UKAntônio Augusto Rossotto IorisAberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability, School of Geosciences, University of Aberdeen, St Mary's, Aberdeen AB24 3UF, UKB. KrugerHanspeter LinigerCentre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 10, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandWanda N. MphinyaneDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 00704, Gaborone, BotswanaDoan NainggolanSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UKJeremy S. PerkinsDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 00704, Gaborone, BotswanaChristopher M. RaymondCentre for Rural Health and Community Development, University of South Australia, and Enviroconnect Pty Ltd. GPO Box 190, Stirling, South Australia 5152, AustraliaC.J. RitsemaAlterra, Wageningen University & Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The NetherlandsGudrun SchwilchCentre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern, Hallerstrasse 10, 3012 Bern, SwitzerlandReuben SebegoDepartment of Environmental Science, University of Botswana, Private Bag 00704, Gaborone, BotswanaMary SeelyDesert Research Foundation of Namibia, P.O. Box 20232, Windhoek, NamibiaLindsay C. StringerSustainability Research Institute, School of Earth & Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS2 9JT, UKRichard J. ThomasInstitute for Water, Environment and Health, United Nations University, Suite 204, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, Ontario L8P 0A1, CanadaSteve TwomlowDivision of GEF Coordination, United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP), P.O. Box 30552 (00100), Nairobi, KenyaS.J.E. VerzandvoortAlterra, Wageningen University & Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA Wageningen, The Netherlands

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Abstract For land degradation monitoring and assessment (M&A) to be accurate and for sustainable land management (SLM) to be effective, it is necessary to incorporate multiple knowledges using a variety of methods and scales, and this must include the (potentially conflicting) perspectives of those who use the land. This paper presents a hybrid methodological framework that builds on approaches developed by UN Food & Agriculture Organisation's land degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA), the World Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT) programme and the Dryland Development Paradigm (DDP), and is being applied internationally through the EU‐funded DESIRE project. The framework suggests that M&A should determine the progress of SLM towards meeting sustainability goals, with results continually and iteratively enhancing SLM decisions. The framework is divided into four generic themes: (i) establishing land degradation and SLM context and sustainability goals; (ii) identifying, evaluating and selecting SLM strategies; (iii) selecting land degradation and SLM indicators and (iv) applying SLM options and monitoring land degradation and progress towards sustainability goals. This approach incorporates multiple knowledge sources and types (including land manager perspectives) from local to national and international scales. In doing so, it aims to provide outputs for policy‐makers and land managers that have the potential to enhance the sustainability of land management in drylands, from the field scale to the region, and to national and international levels. The paper draws on operational experience from across the DESIRE project to break the four themes into a series of methodological steps, and provides examples of the range of tools and methods that can be used to operationalise each of these steps. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1087

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