ELD CAMPUS
Module: Land degradation versus sustainable land management
Learning objectives:
- Understand causes, consequences and effects of land degradation, including the impact on different ecosystem services;
- Be able to categorise land degradation phenomena, esp. according to the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT);
- Understand the important role that soils play as carbon sink;
- Be able to categorise sustainable land management measures according to WOCAT and understand the positive long-term effects of these measures;
- Understand socio-economic barriers for the adoption of SLM measures and know about different political instruments to incentivise SLM;
- Be aware of the international policy framework of action against land degradation, e.g. the land degradation neutrality framework and the UN decade of ecosystem restoration.
Estimated duration of the lecture:
30 minutes
Estimated time for further studies:
1-6 hours, depending on the level of previous knowledge and interests

RESOURCES
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Lecture: Land degradation versus sustainable land management - problem dimension