Over the last three decades the issues of sustainability have been addressed and policy options have been proposed at the global, regional and sometimes at the national level to revert the negative trends on the social, economic and environmental aspects of development. But still, we are in front of a scenario that indicates that if land resources are not managed in a sustainable manner, the inter-generational issue of sustainable development will not be achieved.
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Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2015Global
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Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2012Global
We recognize the economic and social significance of good land management, including soil,
We stress that desertification, land degradation and drought are challenges of a global dimension and continue to pose serious challenges to the sustainable development of all countries,
We recognize the need for urgent action to reverse land degradation. In view of this, we will strive to achieve a land-degradation neutral world in the context of sustainable development.
Measuring Land degradation is a challenge -
Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2012Global
This infographic builds on the Regional Dialogue on Women’s Inclusion in Landscape Management,
organized by WOCAN in partnership with RECOFTC and The Forests Dialogue, 7-9 Oct. 2014, Thailand -
Library ResourceMultimediaJune, 2020Global
This presentation was given at the Webinar "Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and Its Application at the Country Level" on 18 June 2020. It explores the content of the new FAO Legal Guide on Land Consolidation, as well as the context that led to the development of this guide.
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Library ResourceMultimediaJune, 2020Global
This presentation was given at the Webinar "Land Consolidation Legislation: FAO Legal Guide and Its Application at the Country Level" on 18 June 2020. It sets the scene on the need for land consolidation by explaining the problem it addresses, namely, land fragmentation. The presentation also explores whether land markets can solve the issue of land fragmentation, and can be achieved with land consolidation and who are the beneficiaries.
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Library ResourceMultimediaJune, 2020Global
This document sums up part of the presentations given during the first part of the LandVoc Community of Experts workshop, held on June 8th, 2020. This workshop focused on the origins of LandVoc, how LandVoc is being used, future uses of LandVoc and the promotion of LandVoc uptake.
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Library ResourceVideosNovember, 2017Global
Under the Economics of Land degradation initiative (ELD), scientists from ICARDA are collaborating with developments to develop the GeOC tool. It is a new web-based GIS tool to define context specific options for sustainable land management required to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).
This video illustrates the interface of the SLM tool of the GeOC tool.
To check the GeOC tool, please follow this link: http://geoc.mel.cgiar.org -
Library ResourceVideosAugust, 2017Global
The GeOC tool is divided in 2 components: the web-based geographic information system (called WEB-GIS tool) and the Sustainable Land Management (called SLM tool).
This videos focus on WEB-GIS interface. This video shows how a context socio-ecological type can be defined and which the different outputs that the GeOC offers are.
To check the GeOC tool, please follow this link: http://geoc.mel.cgiar.org -
Library ResourceVideosAugust, 2017Global
Under the Economics of Land degradation initiative (ELD), scientists from ICARDA are collaborating with developments to develop the GeOC tool. It is a new web-based GIS tool to define context specific options for sustainable land management required to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).
This video gives further more infromation about the GeOC tool.
To check the GeOC tool, please follow this link: http://geoc.mel.cgiar.org -
Library ResourceVideosAugust, 2017Global
The GeOC tool is divided in 2 components: the web-based geographic information system (called WEB-GIS tool) and the Sustainable Land Management (called SLM tool).
This video gives a presentation of the key functionalities WEB-GIS interface.
To check the GeOC tool, please follow this link: http://geoc.mel.cgiar.org
To learn more about the project under which the GeOC tool is developed, please follow this link: https://mel.cgiar.org/projects/geoxc
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