(Rome, October 10 - 12, 2005)

 

Workshop Report

Presentations relating to topic 1 -
Towards harmonised land degradation terminology and assessment methodologies

Land Degradation: the Need for Harmonised and Multidisciplinary Assessment Methodologies

Introduction to Guidelines for Erosion and Desertification Control Management

PAP/RAC/FAO Erosion Mapping Methology

The use of isotopic and associated techniques to investigate land degradation and integrated soil-plant-nutrient water management issues for enhancing soil productivity and quality

The use of fallout radio-nuclides to investigate soil erosion at different scales and complement conventional approaches

Introduction to the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project

An approach to agricultural land use/ farming systems characterisation and mapping at subnational scales and its potential application to LADA

Reflections on Indicators Reflections on Indicators for Monitoring and Assessment of for Monitoring and Assessment of Land Degradation in Drylands

Presentations relating to topic 2 -
Combating Land degradation in the Mediterranean area

Synthesis of PAP/RAC Experiences in the Application of the Guidelines in Mediterranean Costal Areas (2000 – 2005)

Activités du CAR/PAP en région méditerranéenne

Coastal Land Degradation Monitoring in Lebanon and Syria

Improving Coastal Land Degradation Monitoring in Lebanon and Syria

Lebanon Case Study - Coupling remote sensing and field observation for assessing land degradation Coastal Damour & Zahrani Areas

Applications des directives du PAP/CAR pour la cartographie et la mesure des processus de l'érosion hydrique et éolinne dans les zones cotières des meditérranéennes

Application des Directives PAP/CAR pour le contrôle de l’érosion et de la désertification dans le Bassin Versant de l’Oued Ermel (Tunisie)

Soil erosion/desertification control management control management Malta

Expérience de l’ application de la méthodologie PAP/RAC dans les gouvernorats de Kairouan, Siliana Siliana et Zaghouan dans le cadre du projet GCP/TUN/028/ITA

Application des directivies PAP/CAR pour la formulation d’un programme de gestion de contrôle de l’érosion et de désertification - Cas du bassin versant de Beni Boufrah: Zone du Rif Maroc

Presentations relating to topic 3 -
International initiatives

Thematic Strategy on Soil Protection

Documenting, evaluating and sharing conservation experiences - WOCAT methodology and network