Assessing the up-scaling of sustainable land management and the associated GHG benefits under the Kagera TAMP Project

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Rioux, Janie and Grewer, Uwe. 2017. "Assessing the up-scaling of sustainable land management and the associated GHG benefits under the Kagera TAMP Project." Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in practice in the Kagera Basin. Lessons learned for scaling up at landscape level - Results of the Kagera Transboundary Agro-ecosystem Management Project (Kagera TAMP). Italy. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). pp. 307-317
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Assessing the up-scaling of sustainable land management and the associated GHG benefits under the Kagera TAMP Project

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ERA Publisher ID5953
Book TitleSustainable Land Management (SLM) in practice in the Kagera Basin. Lessons learned for scaling up at landscape level - Results of the Kagera Transboundary Agro-ecosystem Management Project (Kagera TAMP)
AuthorsRioux, Janie and Grewer, Uwe
Page Range307-317
Chapter Number4.6
Number of Pages11
Year2017
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Place of PublicationItaly
ISBN9789251094037
Web Address (URL)https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/i6085e
Abstract

The Kagera Transboundary Agro-ecosystem Management Project (Kagera TAMP) targets, as one of its central outcomes, the increase in area that is cultivated under Sustainable Land Management (SLM) practices as a means to achieve development and environmental objectives.

The adoption of SLM practices by smallholder farmers in the project area targets improved livelihoods, resilience and food security by providing increased and more stable crop and livestock yields, supporting diversified diets, and optimizing agro-ecological synergies within existing farming systems. At the same time SLM practices address the causes of land degradation and restore ecosystem health and functions.

This chapter presents the type and scope of SLM adoption and scale-up that has taken place in the project area as a direct result of improvements initiated by Kagera TAMP. The diverse SLM practices generate a large set of diverse environmental benefits including mitigation benefits. First, the monitoring system of SLM adoption throughout the project area is presented, which was a key element for targeting, monitoring, and evaluating SLM achievements. Then a focus is placed specifically on the estimation of greenhouse gases generated through the Kagera TAMP activities.

Keywordssustainable land managemen; monitoring and evaluation; farmer adoption; climate change mitigation; EX-ACT
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020300202. Agricultural land management
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