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Restoring degraded landscapes and sustaining livelihoods: sustainability assessment (cum-review) of integrated landscape management in sub-Saharan Africa

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https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/climate/articles/10.3389/fclim.2024.1338259/full
https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2024.1338259
 
Title Restoring degraded landscapes and sustaining livelihoods: sustainability assessment (cum-review) of integrated landscape management in sub-Saharan Africa
 
Creator Birhanu, B Z
Desta, G
Cofie, O
Tilahun, S A
Mabhaudhi, T
 
Subject Land Degradation
Climate Change
Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Description Introduction: Land degradation is a significant environmental challenge across sub-Saharan Africa. In recent decades, efforts have been undertaken, with varying successes, to rehabilitate degraded rural landscapes. However, there needs to be more evidence on the outcomes regarding enhanced productivity, environmental management, and socio-economic benefits.

Methods: This study uses a case study approach, using contrasting sites from Ethiopia and Mali to appraise restoration innovations implemented through various programs. Two distinct sites were chosen from each of the study cases, and an extensive literature search was conducted to document the evidence, focusing on the sustainability gains derived from integrated landscape management (ILM). For this, the sustainable intensification assessment framework (SIAF) was used, encompassing five domains, namely productivity, economic, environmental, social, and human condition, and featuring scales from plot to landscape, all facilitated by simplified yet robust indicators such as yield, soil loss, net income, land access, and food availability.

Results: Results highlighted a higher productivity gain (35% to 55%) and an improved socio-economic benefit (>20%). The ILM in the Ethiopian highlands enabled a significant improvement in wheat and barley yield (p 
 
Publisher Frontiers Media
 
Date 2024-03-21
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
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Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/12841/1/Frontiers%20in%20Climate_6_01-15_2024.pdf
Birhanu, B Z and Desta, G and Cofie, O and Tilahun, S A and Mabhaudhi, T (2024) Restoring degraded landscapes and sustaining livelihoods: sustainability assessment (cum-review) of integrated landscape management in sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Climate, 6. 01-15. ISSN 2624-9553