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Strengthening the enabling environment for sustainable and climate-smart land management in Africa: Country initiatives of the Resilient Food Systems programme

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 44 p.

Author Chevallier, R.; Neely, C.; Chesterman, S.; Gosling, A.; Osena, J.J.; Muwaya, S.;

Publisher FAO ; ICRAF World Agroforestry Centre ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-136922-7

Synopsis (short abstract) Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are increasingly well known, yet barriers to implementation limit their contribution to addressing land degradation challenges. Weak governance and institutions are commonly recognised as hindrances to the adoption of SLM practices. This report presents country cases from the Resilient Food Systems programme which highlight some of the successful SLM project activities undertaken, the policy and institutional strengthening methods key to enabling them and valuable lessons learned. The innovative approaches to improving weak governance have demonstrated positive impacts for both the environment and livelihoods of rural communities.

Sustainable land management (SLM) practices are increasingly well known, yet barriers to implementation limit their contribution to addressing land degradation challenges. Weak governance and institutions are commonly recognised as hindrances to the adoption of SLM practices. This report presents country cases from the Resilient Food Systems programme which highlight some of the successful SLM project activities undertaken, the policy and institutional strengthening methods key to enabling them and valuable lessons learned. The innovative approaches to improving weak governance have demonstrated positive impacts for both the environment and livelihoods of rural communities.

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Chevallier, R., Neely, C., Chesterman, S., Gosling, A., Osena, J.J. & Muwaya, S. 2022. Strengthening the enabling environment for sustainable and climate-smart land management in Africa:  Country initiatives of the Resilient Food Systems programme. Rome, FAO.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2187en

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