WOCAT-LADA-DESIRE Mapping Tool

The WOCAT-LADA-DESIRE mapping tool offers guidelines and a questionnaire to integrate spatial land use and degradation mapping with expert assessments. It aids in land use mapping within a GIS environment. For Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN), the tool enables local specialists to assess land degradation status and drivers through a questionnaire. It also allows for the evaluation of LDN indicator changes based on metrics like productivity yield. However, it may provide less informative metrics for SOC, requires computer facilities, GIS proficiency, access to spatial data or satellite images, and relies on local knowledge and experts. Source: SPI Report - The Contribution of Integrated Land Use Planning and Integrated Landscape Management to Implementing Land Degradation Neutrality: Entry Points and Support Tools

• Keywords: SLM
• Characteristics:

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

  Decision Making Direction: Bottom-up

  Stakeholder Involvement: Expert knowledge needed, Spatial data required, Training Required

  Tool Type: Indicator assessment