Terminal Evaluation Of The Project Decision Support For Mainstreaming And Scaling Up Of Sustainable Land Management

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789251322321

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Decision Support for Mainstreaming and Scaling Up of Sustainable Land Management” by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

Land degradation reduces food productivity and security, disrupts vital ecosystem functions and increases carbon emissions and vulnerability to climate change. 52 percent of the land used for agriculture worldwide is estimated to already be affected. Studies indicate that land degradation directly affects 1.5 billion people around the world. Despite the seriousness of the issue, there is still limited access to resources and planning tools for sustainable land management. Between 2015 to 2019, FAO implemented the project ''Decision support for mainstreaming and scaling up of sustainable land management (DS-SLM)’’ at a global level across 15 countries. The aim of the project was to improve access to information on land management best practices. The final evaluation examines the impacts and sustainability of the project results. What has contributed to, or hindered, the implementation of the planned activities? What has been the effect of linkages and partnerships between the project and other major country initiatives?

Author : Abdullaev, U.,Khasankhanova, G.,Khamzina, T.,Schlingloff, S.,Fetsi, T.,Bastidas, S.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2024-03-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251381649

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Decision support for mainstreaming and scaling up of sustainable land management – Uzbekistan by Abdullaev, U.,Khasankhanova, G.,Khamzina, T.,Schlingloff, S.,Fetsi, T.,Bastidas, S. Pdf

This report summarizes the main findings from the project implementation by applying DSF which integrates land degradation assessments, SLM implementation, SLM mainstreaming and scaling-out and knowledge management for informed decision-making at local, subnational and national levels. The results of the project as well as the Mainstreaming Strategy developed can serve as a guide for decision-makers in developing landscape interventions as well as programmes on natural resources management that will build the resilience of communities.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789251327760

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Resources, Partnerships – Impact 2020 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Resources, Partnerships, Impact – 2020 report elucidates who FAO is, what it has done, and how it has worked in collaboration with multiple stakeholders in 2019. Also, it highlights the way FAO has been adapting to changes in the development aid landscape, specifically by leveraging different kinds of funds and seeking innovative partnerships, in order to accelerate the attainment of the SDGs. The report takes a closer look at the challenges and strategies that guided FAO’s activities at the regional and global levels in 2019, while showcasing selected interventions that delivered critical results on the ground.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-07-20
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Informing Future Interventions for Scaling-up Sustainable Land Management by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The review was conducted with the aim to provide guidance for future engagement/investments, in particular in the context of recent AU declarations on agriculture and on land restoration by NEPAD, GEF, TerrAfrica, the Great Green Wall Initiative for the Sahel and Sahara (GGWISS), UN agencies and other donors. This paper provides an abridged summary of the findings for easier access by country policy / decision makers, agencies, development partners and donors, as a basis for informing future interventions for scaling-up sustainable land management (SLM).

Author : Geeta Batra,Juha I. Uitto,Osvaldo N. Feinstein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000481990

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Environmental Evaluation and Global Development Institutions by Geeta Batra,Juha I. Uitto,Osvaldo N. Feinstein Pdf

Evaluation is increasingly important for finding sustainable solutions for the people and the planet, based on a systematic analysis of what works, for whom, and under what circumstances, and to contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, as they pertain to the environment. This book explores why the Global Environment Facility (GEF) invests in evaluation for accountability and learning to inform its decision-making on programming priorities, and how this leads to wiser funding decisions and better program performance on the ground. The book is based on real-life experiences of how to make evaluation count for international environmental action. Drawing upon comprehensive evaluations of the GEF, it provides unique insights from authors responsible for designing, implementing, and disseminating the findings of the evaluations. No other multilateral development or environment agency places evaluation fully at the center of their decision-making. The book outlines the trends in the global environment and the changing landscape of international environmental finance. It defines the role of the GEF and explains its institutional framework and the unique partnership that involves donor and recipient countries, multilateral development banks, UN agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and national agencies in the developing countries. Further, it provides useful pointers to other organizations wishing to enhance evidence-based decision-making for improving their relevance, performance, and impact. The book will be most suitable for graduate-level, specialized study in a variety of disciplines such as environmental and development economics, political science, international relations, geography, sociology, and social anthropology. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251369517

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Terminal evaluation of the project “Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands in Kandy, Badulla and Nuwara Eliya Districts in the Central Highlands” by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The Central Highlands are an important area in Sri Lanka that generates important ecosystem services for the country. However, the area suffers from land degradation and related issues. The project “Rehabilitation of Degraded Agricultural Lands in Kandy, Badulla and Nuwara Eliya Districts in the Central Highlands” (GCP/SRL/063/GFF) was designed to tackle the above-mentioned challenges. The terminal evaluation found that the project generated relevant planned and unplanned outcomes including spontaneous dissemination of project models (e.g. tea smallholding productivity improvement) and demand for replication and use of Participatory Land Use Development Plans (PLUDP) as national model for village level resource planning. Positive gender results and lateral dissemination of technology and strengthened peer-to-peer learning were evaluation findings. The recommendations include: i) the project should catalyse and showcase their knowledge management, training and outreach related innovations post COVID-19; ii) future projects trying to innovate conservation approaches beyond the traditional ones should receive dedicated, embedded technical advisory support; iii) long-term and innovative financing should be embedded into sustainable land use models in project and pilot design; and iv) land use planning and development planning should be connected.

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251357040

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Terminal evaluation of the project "Sustainable management of mountainous forest and land resources under climate change conditions" by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

The project was designed to address the following interlinked barriers preventing sustainable land and forest management outcomes and building resilience to climate change in Kyrgyz mountain ecosystems: inadequate legal framework for sustainable forest and land management, inadequate land tenure reforms, outdated approaches to sustainable forest and land management, and limited capacity of local institutions. The project’s overall objective is to enhance the enabling environment in the forestry and agricultural sectors and sustain the flow of ecosystem services, including enhancement of carbon stocks in forests and agro-ecosystems through the sustainable management and enhanced productivity of mountainous silvo-agro-pastoral ecosystems, and to improve productivity and mountain livelihoods in the Kyrgyz Republic. Overall, the evaluation rated the project as “moderately satisfactory”, with several examples of positive new approaches introduced by the project into forestry, agriculture and pasture management. The evaluation included specific recommendations not only to FAO, but also to the national forestry service. One of the innovative recommendations is to revisit the project sites in five to ten years to check certain success factors, such as the tree survival rates.

Author : Maxwell Mudhara,Saa Dittoh,Mohamed Sessay,William Critchley,Sabina Di Prima
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317278719

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Community Innovations in Sustainable Land Management by Maxwell Mudhara,Saa Dittoh,Mohamed Sessay,William Critchley,Sabina Di Prima Pdf

It is increasingly recognized that land can be managed most sustainably through involving local communities. This book highlights the potential of a new methodology of uncovering and stimulating community initiatives in sustainable land management in Africa. Analyses of four contrasting African countries (Ghana, Morocco, South Africa and Uganda) show that as communities directly face the challenges of land degradation, they are likely to develop initiatives themselves in terms of sustainable land management. These initiatives (or ‘innovations’) may be more appropriate and sustainable than those emanating from research stations located far from the communities. The book describes the rationale of the approach used, the set of steps followed, how the project managed to engage the communities to understand the importance of the activities they were undertaking, and how they were stimulated to improve and extend their initiatives and innovativeness. Examples covered include soil fertility, community forestry, afforestation, water, invasive species and grazing land management. Central to the book is the way communities, and scientists, interacted between the four countries and learnt from each other. The book also shows how the initiatives were outscaled locally.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Land use
ISBN : UOM:39015037038901

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Evaluation for Sustainable Land Management in the Developing World: Technical papers by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kato, Edward,Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework,Tiruneh, Solomon,Ringler, Claudia
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Sustainable land management and its effects on water security and poverty: Evidence from a watershed intervention program in Ethiopia by Kato, Edward,Mekonnen, Dawit Kelemework,Tiruneh, Solomon,Ringler, Claudia Pdf

This paper investigates the impacts of sustainable land management (SLM) on water security and poverty based on an evaluation of a watershed level SLM program promoted in Amhara regional state of Ethiopia. A household survey was conducted in two WLRC watersheds with SLM programming as well as complementary support and two adjacent watersheds without such programming. Our findings show that the SLM program significantly increased plot-level adoption of SLM practices, particularly of soil bunds and stone terraces. We also find that SLM contributes to water security for both crop and livestock production. Households in SLM-supported learning watersheds have more access to groundwater for irrigation and have higher crop yields for maize, mango and millet; have experienced improving water availability for livestock production in the past five years; and have higher income from livestock products than households in control watersheds. The positive impacts of SLM and complementary interventions on livestock income is attributed to the improved water security conditions in the learning watersheds, access to better animal forage planted along the SLM constructed structures, and animal vaccination and artificial insemination services that were part of the broader set of interventions. These findings further show that although SLM impacts were limited, the potential to improve welfare of smallholders across several livelihoods is enhanced when SLM is combined with other multifaceted complimentary interventions.

Author : Carys E. Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781844071104

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Strategic Environmental Assessment and Land Use Planning by Carys E. Jones Pdf

First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Onyango, V., Masumbuko, B., Somda, J., Nianogo, A., Davies, J.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2022-08-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789251365922

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Sustainable land management in rangeland and grasslands by Onyango, V., Masumbuko, B., Somda, J., Nianogo, A., Davies, J. Pdf

This participatory grassland and rangeland assessment (PRAGA) methodology was developed for the assessment of rangelands and grasslands in selected project countries. It was developed through the project 'Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems', financed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and executed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The methodology was piloted in five countries – Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and Uruguay – to test its effectiveness and value. Necessary revisions were made to the methodology, based on lessons learned from its application. This report documents the good practices of rangeland management as a way to inform decisions on rangeland management; and raise awareness about the importance of locally identified management practices. It highlights the fact that these rangeland management practices do not necessarily align with practices as defined by scientists/ecologists. The target audience of this working paper includes decision-makers, land managers, other land users, and scientists.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Agribookstore/Winrock
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : UOM:39015029717314

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Evaluation for Sustainable Land Management in the Developing World: Towards the development of an international framework by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sobratee-Fajurally, N.,Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe
Publisher : International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Initiative on West and Central African Food Systems Transformation
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Inclusive sustainable landscape management in West and Central Africa by Sobratee-Fajurally, N.,Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe Pdf

The report creates contexts for a systemic understanding of the CGIAR Transforming agric-food system (TAFS-WCA) initiative starting with work package (WP) 3 and expanding the causality effects across the other WPs of the Initiative. The main focus of WP3 is inclusive landscape management, whereby access to and proper use of land and water resources is a prerequisite to building a healthy, productive environment for resilient agri-food systems and livelihoods. Mapping synergies with other Work Packages ensure that respective contributions are integrated and impactful. The process intends to provide policymakers, researchers, and practitioners with a strategic framework to activate solutions temporarily with a stakeholder-defined suite of scenarios.

Author : Karl Herweg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 390615159X

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Impact Monitoring [and] Assessment by Karl Herweg Pdf