KoBoToolbox

KoboToolbox is an innovative open-source platform for collecting, managing, and visualizing data. It is the mostly widely used data tool for social impact initiatives across the globe. It allows users to easily create surveys, collect data in both online and offline settings, and analyze the results. Developed primarily for humanitarian and development use, it supports geospatial, environmental, and socio-economic data collection, making it ideal for projects like land degradation assessments under the GEO-LDN framework. The tool is accessible through mobile devices and web browsers, and its user-friendly interface allows for broad participation, even from those with limited technical experience. KoBoToolbox is a key data collection tool in the GEO-LDN Toolbox. The KoBoToolbox plays a vital role by enabling local communities to contribute directly to land degradation assessments. It facilitates the collection of geospatial, environmental, and socio-economic data, capturing insights from those most affected by land degradation. Integrating local knowledge and observations into country-level decision support systems (DSS), KoboToolbox ensures that interventions are based on ground realities, making them more effective and relevant. This empowers local people to actively participate in the LDN process, providing data that informs targeted actions and helps track progress toward achieving land restoration goals.

• Keywords: SLM, land use planning (LUP), Forest monitoring, land restoration
• Characteristics:

  Decision Making Scale: Local, Regional (Sub-national), National

  Decision Making Direction: Bottom-up

  Stakeholder Involvement: Training Required

  Tool Type: Indicator assessment, Optimization