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Mariano Gonzalez-Roglich Alex Zvoleff, Ichsani Wheeler
Land Degradation Neutrality Impact Monitoring Methodology Technical Report
2020.
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@techreport{Zvoleff2020,
title = {Land Degradation Neutrality Impact Monitoring Methodology},
author = {Alex Zvoleff, Mariano Gonzalez-Roglich, Ichsani Wheeler, Tomislav Hengl},
url = {https://www.idhsustainabletrade.com/publication/land-degradation-neutrality-impact-monitoring-methodology/},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-09-21},
urldate = {2021-09-21},
abstract = {This is the technical briefing document, commissioned by IDH as manager of the Land
Degradation Neutrality Technical Assistance Facility (LDN TAF). In addition to this document,
a practical guide for LDN Fund investees and other project developers will be made available.
Land degradation – the reduction or loss of the productive potential of land – is a global
challenge. Over 20% of the Earth’s vegetated surface is degraded, affecting over 1.3 billion
people (1), with an economic impact of up to USD 10.6 trillion (2). Land degradation reduces
agricultural productivity and increases the vulnerability of those areas already at risk of impacts
from climate variability and change. The international community has organized around the
concept of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) to address the challenge of land degradation.
Sustainable land management (SLM) and land restoration are essential for achieving LDN, but
finance is needed to support these efforts.
To promote investment in profit generating SLM and restoration projects the LDN Fund was
created1
. The Fund requires that each project in which it invests contribute to the achievement of
LDN. Consistent with the agreed-upon indicators for assessing achievement of LDN, each
project is therefore expected to monitor three different indicators: land productivity, land cover,
and soil organic carbon.
The methods and framework for monitoring achievement of LDN at a national scale have been
established by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and other key
stakeholders through the development of the scientific framework for LDN and the standardized
approaches that have been developed for national reporting to the UNCCD, and for monitoring
Sustainable Development Goal Target 15.3.1. This document outlines a monitoring approach that
adapts these existing national-level indicators to scale of a Fund investment.
This document outlines the recommended approach for monitoring the impact of LDN Fund
investments, and for assessing the overall contribution of each project to achieving LDN. While
targeted towards Fund investees, this document has broader applicability to any project team
interested in monitoring the contributions of a project towards the achievement of LDN.},
keywords = {Impact Monitoring Methodology, Land Degradation Neutrality},
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tppubtype = {techreport}
}
This is the technical briefing document, commissioned by IDH as manager of the Land
Degradation Neutrality Technical Assistance Facility (LDN TAF). In addition to this document,
a practical guide for LDN Fund investees and other project developers will be made available.
Land degradation – the reduction or loss of the productive potential of land – is a global
challenge. Over 20% of the Earth’s vegetated surface is degraded, affecting over 1.3 billion
people (1), with an economic impact of up to USD 10.6 trillion (2). Land degradation reduces
agricultural productivity and increases the vulnerability of those areas already at risk of impacts
from climate variability and change. The international community has organized around the
concept of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) to address the challenge of land degradation.
Sustainable land management (SLM) and land restoration are essential for achieving LDN, but
finance is needed to support these efforts.
To promote investment in profit generating SLM and restoration projects the LDN Fund was
created1
. The Fund requires that each project in which it invests contribute to the achievement of
LDN. Consistent with the agreed-upon indicators for assessing achievement of LDN, each
project is therefore expected to monitor three different indicators: land productivity, land cover,
and soil organic carbon.
The methods and framework for monitoring achievement of LDN at a national scale have been
established by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and other key
stakeholders through the development of the scientific framework for LDN and the standardized
approaches that have been developed for national reporting to the UNCCD, and for monitoring
Sustainable Development Goal Target 15.3.1. This document outlines a monitoring approach that
adapts these existing national-level indicators to scale of a Fund investment.
This document outlines the recommended approach for monitoring the impact of LDN Fund
investments, and for assessing the overall contribution of each project to achieving LDN. While
targeted towards Fund investees, this document has broader applicability to any project team
interested in monitoring the contributions of a project towards the achievement of LDN.
Degradation Neutrality Technical Assistance Facility (LDN TAF). In addition to this document,
a practical guide for LDN Fund investees and other project developers will be made available.
Land degradation – the reduction or loss of the productive potential of land – is a global
challenge. Over 20% of the Earth’s vegetated surface is degraded, affecting over 1.3 billion
people (1), with an economic impact of up to USD 10.6 trillion (2). Land degradation reduces
agricultural productivity and increases the vulnerability of those areas already at risk of impacts
from climate variability and change. The international community has organized around the
concept of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) to address the challenge of land degradation.
Sustainable land management (SLM) and land restoration are essential for achieving LDN, but
finance is needed to support these efforts.
To promote investment in profit generating SLM and restoration projects the LDN Fund was
created1
. The Fund requires that each project in which it invests contribute to the achievement of
LDN. Consistent with the agreed-upon indicators for assessing achievement of LDN, each
project is therefore expected to monitor three different indicators: land productivity, land cover,
and soil organic carbon.
The methods and framework for monitoring achievement of LDN at a national scale have been
established by United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and other key
stakeholders through the development of the scientific framework for LDN and the standardized
approaches that have been developed for national reporting to the UNCCD, and for monitoring
Sustainable Development Goal Target 15.3.1. This document outlines a monitoring approach that
adapts these existing national-level indicators to scale of a Fund investment.
This document outlines the recommended approach for monitoring the impact of LDN Fund
investments, and for assessing the overall contribution of each project to achieving LDN. While
targeted towards Fund investees, this document has broader applicability to any project team
interested in monitoring the contributions of a project towards the achievement of LDN.
