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Invest in climate-smart soil and land health

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Title Invest in climate-smart soil and land health
 
Creator Winowiecki, Leigh A.
Mwongera, Caroline
Läderach, Peter
Acosta, Mariola
Ampaire, Edidah L.
Eitzinger, Anton
Lamanna, Christine
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
Shikuku, Kelvin Mashisia
Twyman, Jennifer
 
Subject climate-smart agriculture
agricultura climáticamente inteligente
soil
resilience
resiliencia frente a impactos y crisis
land
land degradation
degradación de tierras
landscapes
crop modelling
modelización de los cultivos
food security
seguridad alimentaria
 
Description Better soil health can increase agricultural productivity. Restoration activities can build on-farm resilience and contribute to climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Land and soil health surveys can improve crop modeling predictions under various climate scenarios and guide more targeted interventions.

Currently, most assessments of land and soil health do not consider the social, ecological, and biophysical constraints, or acknowledge the variations in the landscape.

The Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) assesses multiple indicators at the same geo-referenced location across landscapes. It provides a biophysical baseline at landscape level and a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the processes of land degradation and the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures over time (Figure 3).

With the LDSF, vulnerable areas that may require more investment in terms of land restoration can be identified early on and priorities determined.
 
Date 2017-10
2017-10-25T19:58:00Z
2017-10-25T19:58:00Z
 
Type Brief
 
Identifier Winowiecki, L., Mwongera, C., Läderach, P., Acosta, M., Ampaire, E., Eitzinger, A., Lamanna, C., Mwungu, C., Shikuku, K., Twyman, J., 2017. Invest in climate-smart soil and land health. International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Cali. CO. 8 p.
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89091
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Format 8 p.
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Publisher International Center for Tropical Agriculture