WOCAT 2020+ The Global Network for Sustainable Land Management

Outcome 1: WOCAT 2020+ is established, institutionalized and sustainably funded at global and regional level

Outcome 2: WOCAT 2020+ provides and promotes state of the art sustainable land management knowledge and tools for adaptation and evidence-based decision-making and capacitates stakeholders in bringing sustainable land management to scale

Risultati principali attesi:  

Successful transition to a decentralized
governance structure, functioning regional
clusters in at least four regions as well as a
secured multi-donor basket fund and a
robust monitoring system to assess
WOCAT’s impacts.

Capitalization on WOCAT database and tools
through regular state-of-the-art analysis in
collaboration with global, regional and national
key SLM stakeholders to serve as a basis for
decision support, inform policy making and
identify knowledge gaps for research.

Capacity development and guidance to UNCCD
parties and network partners and SLM stakeholders
in monitoring and implementation of LDN/SLM
projects and programmes. 

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

WOCAT Global Database: Enhanced global, open access database, available in five UN languages Strong increase of number of sustainable land management practices submitted to the WOCAT Database, totalling over 2000, and nearly 90’000 visits since 2016.

WOCAT’s growing recognition in recent years have made it a global reference on sustainable land management: Referencing of the WOCAT Database in main assessment reports (e.g. IPCC report on Climate Change and Land),  and use of the WOCAT Database in the design and implementation of sustainable land management projects by e.g. Global Environment Facility accredited agencies such as the World Bank or FAO.