ELD CAMPUS: Module - Land degradation vs sustainable land management
Channel: ELDinitiative #ELDsolutions
Date: 2019-10-15

Learning objectives: 
- Understand causes, consequences and effects of land degradation, including the impact on different ecosystem services; 
- Be able to categorise land degradation phenomena, esp. according to the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT);
- Understand the important role that soils play as carbon sink;
- Be able to categorise sustainable land management measures according to WOCAT and understand the positive long-term effects of these measures;
- Understand socio-economic barriers for the adoption of SLM measures and know about different political instruments to incentivise SLM;
- Be aware of the international policy framework of action against land degradation, e.g. the land degradation neutrality framework and the UN decade of ecosystem restoration.

Contents:
- Definition, dimension and causes of land degradation;
- Sustainable land management (SLM) practices;
- Barriers for SLM adoption and gender concerns;
- Instruments to incentivise SLM and necessary action on different levels; 
- International policy framework of action against land degradation
- The United Nation’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
- The land degradation neutrality (LDN) policy framework; and
- The UN Decade (2021-2030) on Ecosystem Restoration.

Estimated duration of the lecture: 
30 minutes

Estimated time for further studies:
1-6 hours, depending on the level of previous knowledge and interests

Further information: www.eld-initiative.org/en/knowledge-hub/eld-campus/