The new book ‘Making sense of research for sustainable land management’
published by CDE/WOCAT
and UFZ is based on the work of more than 600 scientists and
synthesizes experiences and practice-relevant results from a 7year
German funded international research programme on interactions between
land management, climate change, and ecosystems and their services. It
includes 30 technologies and approaches documented using WOCAT
standardized tools. It was launched on 5 December 2016 at the CBD COP13
in Cancun, Mexico.
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The book provides evidence of how practices of
sustainable land management – existing as well as new – can be adapted
to specific local and regional contexts. It shows how research can
support decision makers and advisors from a variety of sectors - at
national, regional, and local levels - in comprehending the complexity
of sustainable land management. It assists them in identifying and
developing suitable solutions for prevention or restoration of land
degradation, improvement of yields, increasing resilience in production
systems, and making water management more efficient. A special focus
targets measures for climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Suggested reference:
Liniger, HP., Mekdaschi Studer, R., Moll, P.,
Zander, U. 2017. Making sense of research for sustainable land
management. Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of
Bern, Switzerland and Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH –
UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.
