The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) is an initiative for a global study on the economic benefits of land and land based ecosystems. The initiative highlights the value of sustainable land management and provides a global approach for analysis of the economics of land degradation. It aims to make economics of land degradation an integral part of policy strategies and decision making by increasing the political and public awareness of the costs and benefits of land and land-based ecosystems.
This film by the The Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative depicts the value of productive land in provision of ecosystem services and goes on to show the current rapid depletion of this valuable non-renewable resource, which costs us dearly. But how can we prevent this?
Further information and case studies can be found on the ELD Initiative website.
ELD participation at the Global Soil Week 2013
The ELD-Secretariat in close cooperation with the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn will coordinate two sessions during the Global Soil Week. These include:
Monday, 28 October 2013, 14:00-17:00
Dialogue Sessions: Focus I – Understand Soils in the Nexus
3. International Soil Policy & Sustainable Development Goals
3.1 Economics of Land Degradation
Wednesday, 30 October 2013, 09:30-12:30
Dialogue Sessions: Focus III – Create Pathways to Societal Change
3. International Soil Policy and Sustainable Development Goals
3.6 How can we mobilize societal change to address land degradation and reduce poverty in the developing world: The role for local policy actions
Contact:
Economics of Land Degradation – Secretariat
at Sector Project to Combat Desertification, GIZ
Godesberger Allee 119
53175 Bonn
Deutschland/Germany
T + 49 228 24934-117
F + 49 228 24934-215
science@eld-initiative.org
www.eld-initiative.org