SLM examples from [term:name] for semi-arid areas
Sustainable Land Management practices from [term:name] for semi-arid areas in the WOCAT database.
Advantages / Benefits
Food security
Maintenance of dams and irrigation structures
Soil carbon sequestration
Climate change mitigation
Maintenance of dams and irrigation structures
Soil carbon sequestration
Climate change mitigation
Who involved
Government
International Organizations
Farmers
NGOs
International Organizations
Farmers
NGOs
Costs
Interviews conducted by the “World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies” showed that 73% of farmers perceived SLM having a positive or at least neutral cost/benefit ratio in the short term, while 97% were perceived to have a positive or very positive cost/benefit ratio in the long term
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