Cross-scale monitoring and assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management: A methodological framework for knowledge management

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 261-271

  Reed, M S ^a   Buenemann, M ^b   Atlhopheng, J ^c   Akhtar Schuster, M ^d   Bachmann, F ^e   Bastin, G ^f   Bigas, H ^g   Chanda, R ^c   Dougill, A J ^h   Essahli, W ⁱ   Evely, A C ^a   Fleskens, L ^h   Geeson, N ^j   Glass, J H ^k   Hessel, R ^l   Holden, J ^h   Ioris, A A R ^a   Kruger, B ^m   Liniger, H P ^e   Mphinyane, W ^c   Nainggolan, D ^h   Perkins, J ^c   Raymond, C M ⁿ   Ritsema, C J ^l   Schwilch, G ^e   Sebego, R ^c   Seely, M ^o   Stringer, L C ^h   Thomas, R ^g   Twomlow, S ^p   Verzandvoort, S ^l   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

^g United Nations University   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Community of Sahara and Sahel States ^*  (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya)

^j Osservatorio MEDES   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF THE HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS   (United Kingdom)

^l WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^m Emerging Commercial Farmers' Support Programme   (Namibia)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^o DESERT RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^p United Nations Environment Programme   (Kenya)

more..

Author keywords

International; Land degradation; Local and scientific knowledge; Policy; Sustainable land management; UNCCD

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL; LAND DEGRADATION; LOCAL AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE; POLICY; SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT; UNCCD;

AGRICULTURE; DEGRADATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LAND USE; MANAGERS; RATING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; KNOWLEDGE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

EID: 79953077975     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1087     Document Type: Article

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