Monitoring and Assessment of Desertification and Land Degradation: Knowledge Management, Institutions and Economics
White Paper of the Dryland Science for Development consortium Working Group 3
Martes 2 de noviembre de 2010, por Carlos San Juan
Coordinating authors and editors: Mariam Ahktar-Schuster, Harriet Bigas and Richard Thomas Lead authors: Mariam Akhtar-Schuster, Pamela Chasek, Mark Reed, Mélanie Requier-
Desjardins, Stefan Sperlich, Lindsay Stringer and Richard Thomas
Contributing authors and reviewers: Bhim Adhikari, Julius Atlhopheng, John Antle, Felicitas Bachmann, Gary Bastin, Gérard Begni, Marc Bied-Charreton, Harriet Bigas,
Silke Brehm, Eleni Briassouli, Mourad Briki, John Briggs, Michaela Buenemann, Sally
Bunning, Martin Bwalya, Raban Chanda, Valentin Ciubotaru, Jonathan Davies, Meike Dickel, Esther Diez, Secretariat of Diversitas International, Andy Dougill, Guiseppe
Enne, Stefan Erasmi, Wafa Essahli, Ioan Fazey, Luuk Fleskens, Nicky Geeson, Alain
Grainger, Stefano Grego, Ingrid Hartmann, Peter Herkenrath, Rudi Hessel, Joseph Holden, Klaus Hubacek, Antono Ioris, Doru Leonard Irimie, Jessica Jones, Nick Jordan, Nabil Ben Khatra, Mike Kirby, Bertus Kruger, Praveen Kujal, Alejandro Lago, Pietro
Laureano, John Lehmann, Hans-Peter Liniger, Pedro Machado, Lago Magole, Dimitri
Margaritis, Rainer Marggraf, Carlos San Juan Mesonada, Wanda Mphinyane, Doan
Nainggolan, David Niemeijer, Ren Ohinata, David Ojima, G. Olukoye, Siv Oystese,
Soledad Parada, Eric Patrick, Jem Perkins, Jeremy Phillipson, Christina Prell, Juan
Puigdefabregas, Giovanni Quaranta, Claire Quinn, Christopher Raymond, Coen Ritsema, Alison Reeves, Per Ryden, Joachim Saborowski, Ute Schmiedel, Brigitte
Schuster, Maurizio Sciortino, Reuben J. Sebego, Mary Seely, Lindsay Stringer, Houcine
Taamallah, Gudrun Schwilch, Stephen Twomlow, Marie Jose van der Werff Ten Bosch,
Petra Vergunst, Simone Verzandvoort, Lynn Wagner, Qian Ye, Chiara Zanolla and Walter Zucchini
This White Paper is a result of an international collaboration and consultation coordinated by Working Group 3 of the Dryland Science for Development Consortium.
Prof. San Juan is the European Desertnet Chair, member of the Dryland Science for Development Consortium (DSD) and contributor of this paper.
The findings of this Paper were presented at the First UNCCD Scientific Conference held during the COP-9 in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 22-24 September 2009. The final version of the White Paper takes into account the feedback and comments received during the online global consultation from May-August 2009 and those received at the Scientific Conference.
Working Group 3 is co-chaired by the Association of DesertNet International and the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health.