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The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative: Economics as a tool for prosperous, shared, and sustainable land management

2015 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and PovertyMarch, 9th

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Land degradation & poverty

Distribution of rural population of developing countries on degrading land in 2000

Degrading agricultural land consists of agricultural land with a negative change in Net Primary Productivity (NPP)from 1981–2000 (Barbier & Hochard 2014).

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Land degradation & poverty

Distribution of rural population of developing countries on improving land in 2000

Improving agricultural land consists of agricultural land with a non-negative change in Net Primary Productivity (NPP)from 1981–2000 (Barbier & Hochard 2014)

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Land degradation & poverty

Conclusion:1/3 of world population lives on low productivity landThe concentration of rural populations on unfavorable and/or degrading agricultural lands is predominantly a problem in developing countriesMost vulnerable rural population groups are located on unfavorable and/or degrading agricultural lands that are also remote from markets

Need to: Create market access and infrastructure to increase land value Create incentives and economic capacity to improve and diversify livelihoods Support existing livelihoods and political environments with robust economics

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Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy

Strong economic impetus to create enabling environments on all scales Global level: 75 billion tons of soil loss costs ~US$400 billion/year National and regional examples:

Niger: 8% of national GDP lost to degradation (Nkonya et al. 211)Piura, Peru: Land degradation losses: 12-15% of agricultural GDP (Morales 214)

Land tenure is a core tool to facilitate uptake of sustainable land management practices:

Case study by Favretto et al. (2014) Total economic value must be considered in designing land management

and framing policies

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Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy

Strong economic impetus to create enabling environments on all scales Global level: 75 billion tons of soil loss costs ~US$400 billion/year National and regional examples:

Niger: 8% of national GDP lost to degradation (Nkonya et al. 211)Piura, Peru: Land degradation losses: 12-15% of agricultural GDP (Morales 214)

Land tenure is a core tool to facilitate uptake of sustainable land management practices:

Case study by Favretto et al. (2014) Total economic value must be considered in designing land management

and framing policies

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Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy

The Economics of Land Degradation InitiativeA harmonized assessment of the economic value of land and land-based ecosystems

Provide solutions to three target groups1. Political decision makers2. Private Sector3. Scientific community

Outputs: Target group specific reports Capacity building activities Communication on the value of land

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Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity

State land:

Definition: State is full owner of land and and tenure is transferable through voluntary trade

Tools and approaches to integrate the economics in decision making: Methodology for the assessment of the value of land Stakeholder needs assessments Scientifically supported recommendations for changing land

management policies

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Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity

Common property:

Definition: Ownership is fully defined and allocated to a group of individuals, with exclusion potential and right to penalisation.

Tools and approaches: Economic assessments justify requests from common land owners

for support/compensation from external beneficiaries Stakeholder needs assessments Capacity building: Practitioner‘s Guide ELD Report to political decision-makers

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Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity

Private property:

Definition: fully defined ownership, which is transferable to others with exclusion potential and the option of penalising tenure violations

Tools and approaches: Capacity building: MOOC Land Materiality Screening Tool ELD Report for Private Sector Alliance of the Willing

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ELD Secretariat

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The ELD Initiatives contribution to land management

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The ELD Practicioner‘s Guide

Step-by-step guide through ELD‘s 6+1 steps

Supports the implementation of cost-benefit analysis based on scenario development

Builds upon real-life examples

Showcase for knowledge generation by a broader audience

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Upcoming capacity building activities

Cooperation Water and Food Awards

Contribution to economic assessments of awardees’ projects

ELD MOOC 2.0

Approaches to identify options & pathways for action, methods to identify stakeholders, and how to establish a basis for initiating engagement and discussion

Curricula development

Increasing the academic outreach of the ELD Initiative through virtual and real university and academic institutions