Introduction

Introduction (Background, Goals, Programme) [81 KB]
Invitation
Selected Definitions

Theme 1 (Discussion on land degradation methods and indicators)
Agenda [27 KB]
Summary (English [66 KB], Français [35 KB], Español [33 KB])
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Theme 2 (National level land degradation assessment)
Agenda [26 KB]
    Organic carbon indicator [157 KB]
    Soil moisture indicator [43 KB]
    Nutrient balance indicator [830 KB]
    Erosion/sedimentation method [21 KB]
    Assessment and Monitoring of Soil Biodiversity/Soil Ecosystem Functions [249 KB]
    Biodiversity indicators of relevance for land degradation
      OECD: Expert Meeting on Agri-Biodiversity Indicators (English [149 KB], Francais [200 KB])
      OECD: Environmental Indicators for Agriculture (summary [406 KB], full version [4033 KB])
      FAO/CGRFA: Review and development of indicators for genetic diversity ... [93 KB]
      Indicators for Sustainable Management of Plant Genetic Resources [125 KB]
    Economic productivity index (general discussion) [75 KB]
    Economic productivity index (case study) [169 KB]
    Poverty index/data
    Land use data
    Land use potential data 
Summary [102 KB]
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Theme 3 (Local level land degradation assessment)
Agenda (English [32 KB], Français [23 KB], Español [31 KB] )
Summary [71 KB]
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Theme 4 (Global level land degradation, network for dyrlands, and next steps)
Agenda (English [29 KB], Français [27 KB], Español [28 KB] )
    Possible next steps for LADA [27 KB]
Summary [96 KB]
    TERRASTAT sub-national global data sets
    FAO core data sets 
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Other
LADA background documents
Information on the Livestock, Environment and Development (LEAD) E-mail conference