LDC and SIDS Targeted Portfolio Approach for Capacity Development & Mainstreaming of Sustainable Land Management Project

ANALYZING THE ECONOMIC COST S OF LAND DEGRADATION AND THE BENEFITS OF SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT

This Toolkit has been prepared to support the design and implementation of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) programs. The specific purpose of the Toolkit is: to inform the user of the approaches that can be followed to analyze and value the economic costs of land degradation and the benefits of sustainable land management. ‘Land’ is interpreted broadly in the Toolkit, also including wetlands and coastal zones.

This document has been produced by the Global Support Unit and was written by Lars Hein, Wageningen, the Netherlands
Date: September 2006