?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F10181%2F&rft.title=Scaling+Up+Sustainable+Land+Management+and+Restoration+of+Degraded+Land&rft.creator=Thomas%2C+R+J&rft.creator=Reed%2C+M&rft.creator=Clifton%2C+K&rft.creator=Appadurai%2C+A+N&rft.creator=Mills%2C+A+J&rft.creator=Zucca%2C+C&rft.creator=Kodsi%2C+E&rft.creator=Sircely%2C+J&rft.creator=Haddad%2C+F&rft.creator=von+Hagen%2C+C&rft.creator=Mapedza%2C+E&rft.creator=Wolderegay%2C+K&rft.creator=Shalander%2C+K&rft.creator=Bellon%2C+M&rft.creator=Le%2C+Q+B&rft.creator=Mabikke%2C+S&rft.creator=Alexander%2C+S&rft.creator=Leu%2C+S&rft.creator=Schlingloff%2C+S&rft.creator=Lala-Pritchard%2C+T&rft.creator=Mares%2C+V&rft.creator=Quiroz%2C+R&rft.subject=Soil+Fertility&rft.subject=Soil+Science&rft.subject=Land+Degradation&rft.subject=Sustainable+Development&rft.subject=Drylands&rft.description=With+current+rates+of+land+degradation+reaching+ten+to+twelve+million+ha+per+year%2C+there+is+an+urgent+need+to+scale+up+and+out+successful%2C+profitable+and+resource-efficient+sustainable+land+management+practices+to+maintain+the+health+and+resilience+of+the+land+that+humans+depend+on.+As+much+as+500+million+out+of+two+billion+ha+of+degraded+land%2C+mainly+in+developing+countries%2C+have+restoration+potential%2C+offering+an+immediate+target+for+restoration+and+rehabilitation+initiatives.1+In+the+past%2C+piecemeal+approaches+to+achieving+sustainable+land+management+have+had+limited+impact.+To+achieve+the+ambitious+goals+of+alleviating+poverty%2C+securing+food+and+water+supplies%2C+and+protecting+the+natural+resource+base%2C+we+need+to+recognize+the+inter-connectedness+of+the+factors+driving+land+degradation%2C+so+that+solutions+can+be+taken+to+scale%2C+transforming+management+practices+for+millions+of+land+users.+An+analysis+of+the+critical+barriers+and+incentives+to+achieve+scaling+up+suggests+that+the+most+appropriate+options+should+be+selected+through+the+involvement+of+stakeholders+at+all+levels%2C+from+local+to+national+and+international.+New+incentives+for+land+managers+as+well+as+the+public+and+private+sectors+are+required+to+achieve+a+land+degradation-neutral+world.&rft.publisher=UNCCD&rft.date=2017-09&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F10181%2F1%2FSCALING%2520UP%2520SUSTAINABLE%2520LAND.pdf&rft.identifier=++Thomas%2C+R+J+and+Reed%2C+M+and+Clifton%2C+K+and+Appadurai%2C+A+N+and+Mills%2C+A+J+and+Zucca%2C+C+and+Kodsi%2C+E+and+Sircely%2C+J+and+Haddad%2C+F+and+von+Hagen%2C+C+and+Mapedza%2C+E+and+Wolderegay%2C+K+and+Shalander%2C+K+and+Bellon%2C+M+and+Le%2C+Q+B+and+Mabikke%2C+S+and+Alexander%2C+S+and+Leu%2C+S+and+Schlingloff%2C+S+and+Lala-Pritchard%2C+T+and+Mares%2C+V+and+Quiroz%2C+R++(2017)+Scaling+Up+Sustainable+Land+Management+and+Restoration+of+Degraded+Land.++Working+Paper.+UNCCD.+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Frepo.mel.cgiar.org%2Fhandle%2F20.500.11766%2F7475