Sustainable Land Management is simply about people looking after the land – for the present and for the future

Sustainable Land Management (SLM) means maintaining healthy land resources – soil, water, vegetation, and animals – including their productive functions (e.g. food security), ecological functions (e.g. water, nutrient, and carbon cycles), and biodiversity.

The video below provides a short introduction to the WOCAT Network. WOCAT (World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies) is an established global network which supports innovation and decision-making processes in Sustainable Land Management (SLM):

The new WOCAT tablet app presents good practices, ranging from orchard-based agroforestry in Tajikistan to rooftop rainwater harvesting in Nepal and sand dams in Kenya.

How to read the map:
Good practices of SLM are mapped below.
For more information you can click on the green points in the map.
Click for fullscreen

Download the new WOCAT tablet app
WOCAT tablet app on iTunes
WOCAT tablet app on Google Play store

Further information on SLM and WOCAT:
Official WOCAT webpage
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