Ensuring Impacts from Sustainable Land Management -

Development of a Global Indicator System

(KM:Land)

Background:

KM:Land is the first of a three-phase project, initiated in 2007, intended to support the enhancement of knowledge management principles in the GEF Land Degradation Focal Area.

KM:Land was designed to address the knowledge management gaps in the GEF LD Focal Area by providing the scientific-technical basis for selecting indicators to demonstrate the benefits, impacts and best practices of SLM projects in the GEFportfolio and through the creation of an online Learning Network.

Objectives:

• To develop global and project-level indicators that demonstrate global environmental and livelihoods-related impacts derived from actions on combating land degradation.

• To develop a framework for knowledge management and capacity building for SLM through the development of a KM:Land Learning Network.

• To define a process for establishing a monitoring and evaluation system that supports results-based management for SLM projects.

Status:

Following the feedback received during the Expert Workshop (October, 2010) on the findings of the pilot testing activity of the proposed KM:Land project indicators which took place between May-September 2010, the final report on Pilot Testing and guidance materials on the project indicators are being finalized.

The project is currently preparing for the final evaluation which will take place between March-April, 2011.

Project Documents and Reports:

GEF Project Document

Workshop Report: Expert Workshop on SLM Indicators (hosted by FAO in Rome, Italy; October, 2010)

Meeting Report: Expert Advisory Group meeting (hosted by FAO in Rome, Italy; June, 2009)

Meeting Report: Expert Advisory Group meeting (hosted by UNU-EHS in Bonn, Germany; January 2008)

Workshop Report: First Expert Workshop (hosted by SCS in Selfoss, Iceland; August, 2007)

Meeting Report: Inception Meeting (hosted by UNU-INWEH in Hamilton; Canada, July, 2007)

Workshop Report: Pre-Inception Planning Workshop (hosted by FAO in Rome, Italy; January, 2007)

Project Outputs:

1. Indicators

Global Indicator Profiles

Project Indicator Profiles

Guidelines for the Measurement and Reporting of Indicators

Report on Pilot Testing of KM:Land Project Indicators

2. Knowledge Management

Proposal for GEF Learning Network

3. Harmonized M&E System

Impact Pathway Analysis

Last updated: August 2011