It’ s my pleasure to share our new paper on “Learning from non-linear ecosystem dynamics is vital for achieving land degradation neutrality”. It shows how knowledge on dynamic ecosystem regimes can inform the timing of land management and helps to better understand the economic effectiveness of investments.
- Sietz, D., Fleskens, L. and Stringer, LC. (2017) Learning from non-linear ecosystem dynamics is vital for achieving Land Degradation Neutrality. Land Degradation and Development. Online First. DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2732 Open Access
Abstract: Land Degradation Neutrality is one of the Sustainable Development Goal targets, requiring on-going degradation to be balanced by restoration and sustainable land management. However, restoration and efforts to prevent degradation have often failed to deliver expected benefits, despite enormous investments. Better acknowledging the close relationships between climate, land management and non-linear ecosystem dynamics can help restoration activities to meet their intended goals, while supporting climate change adaptation and mitigation. This paper is the first to link ecological theory of non-linear ecosystem dynamics to Land Degradation Neutrality offering essential insights into appropriate timings, climate-induced windows of opportunities and risks, and the financial viability of investments. These novel insights are pre-requisites for meaningful operationalisation and monitoring of progress towards Land Degradation Neutrality.
Best wishes, Diana Sietz
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Dr. Diana Sietz
Soil Physics and Land Management
Wageningen University
Droevendaalsesteeg 4, NL-6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands
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