WOCAT contribution to SKBP

Standardized SLM knowledge products

UNCCD mandate

World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies

WOCAT contribution to SKBP

Hanspeter Liniger, Nina LauterburgWOCAT Secretariat CDE, Bern

Cancun 12.03.2015

books and papers (website www.wocat.net)

SLM case studies (Ts, As, maps) from books and online database

few videos

tablet application?

KNOWLEDGE TO BE ACCESSED BY SKBP

Questionnaires on SLM technologies, approaches, map

Documenting information from and with land users

Documenting SLM knowledge at field level

Entering data in questionnaire

Entering data in database

Computer data entry form

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What?How?

Where?

Costs?

Benefits?Impacts?

SLM case studies in standardized formats

SLM technology

SLM approach

> 500

> 250

Books (with SLM Ts/As, analysis, guidelines), maps on SLM / LD

all online in different languages

Regional / Global / for selected SLM groups: Total: 4

National: Total 11 Maps

Degradation SLM

Access to SLM knowledge products on website (www.wocat.net)

Access to SLM case studies in database: standardized formats allowing search and comparison

UNCCD recognition:‘primary recommended database for reporting on SLM Best Practices’

agreement signed April 15 between:

UNCCD Secretariat and

CDE

Achievement 2014: WOCAT network

…opportunity and challenge

Conclusions WOCAT SKBP

Standardized products accessible to SKBP

Harmonized with UNCCD best SLM practices

Interactive (not only accessing knowledge?)

Attractive user specific Visibility of WOCAT through SKBP

and vice versa