WOCAT-LADA-DESIRE mapping tool provides guidelines and a questionnaire to combine spatial land use and degradation mapping with expert assessments. It supports land use mapping in a GIS environment and enables local specialists to assess land degradation status and drivers through structured questionnaires. For LDN, the tool can evaluate changes in indicators such as productivity yield. Limitations include less informative metrics for soil organic carbon (SOC), the need for GIS proficiency, access to spatial data or satellite imagery, and reliance on local knowledge and experts.
Source: SPI Report – The Contribution of Integrated Land Use Planning and Integrated Landscape Management to Implementing LDN: Entry Points and Support Tools
Keywords:
SLM
Characteristics:
- Decision Making Scale: Local, Regional (Sub-national), National
- Decision Making Direction: Bottom-up
- Stakeholder Involvement: Expert knowledge needed, Spatial data required, Training required
- Tool Type: Indicator assessment
