Land Degradation Neutrality: balancing gains and losses

Publication: Infographic
Citation: Ecologic Institute (2018): Land Degradation Neutrality: balancing gains and losses. Infographic in 2 versions (German and English).

This infographic illustrates the basic principle of an extended indicator of land use and land-use change: worsening and improvements in land use are tracked and balanced against each other.

The infographic is licensed under a Creative Commons license CC BY-ND 4.0, i. e. it can be used without any changes, if the author is mentioned. The infographic is part of a series of three infographics on Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) developed by Ecologic Institute.

Steps to Implement Land Degradation Neutrality on a National Level

Year 2018

Publication:Infographic

This infographic provides a brief overview of soil values for Land Use Categories based on soil threats.

Assigning Soil Values for Land Use Categories Based on Soil Threats

Year 2018

Publication:Book Section

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including target 15.3, which aims to strive towards land degradation neutrality (LDN) by 2030. This has opened a "window of opportunity" for many countries to strengthen policies for sustainable use of land and soils. This chapter first outlines the concept, the main elements and the current international framework for assessing the progress towards SDG target 15.3. Ecologic Institute's authors propose a stepwise approach to further tailor national requirements with the overall goal of LDN implementation. Since both the concept of LDN and the internationally agreed implementation framework leave room for national interpretation, the example of Germany is used to illustrate how the implementation process can be set up at the national level and what experiences have been made.

Implementing Land Degradation Neutrality (SDG 15.3) at National Level

General Approach, Indicator Selection and Experiences from Germany

Year 2018

Publication:Report

This report by Ecologic Institute deals in particular with the European discussion on the implementation of the Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) concept. It deals with the European peculiarities of implementation and develops an indicator based on land-use changes. The report is available for download.

Implementing SDG Target 15.3 on "Land Degradation Neutrality"

Development of an Indicator Based on Land Use Changes and Soil Values

Year 2018

Publication:Report

This report presents the key concepts, definitions, and implementation approaches for SDG 15.3 on "Land Degradation Neutrality" (LDN). It discusses options for implementing LDN in Germany and suggests a proxy indicator based on land use changes. For this purpose, the core ideas, definitions and implementation approaches of the LDN concept are presented at the international level and a seven-stage procedure for national implementation is developed. This report by Ecologic Institute is available for download.

Land Degradation Neutrality

Handlungsempfehlungen zur Implementierung des SDG-Ziels 15.3 und Entwicklung eines bodenbezogenen Indikators

Year 2018

Event:Workshop

<p>Despite extensive discussions, no agreement has been found regarding a common soil indicator for measuring Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) in Germany. Major obstacles include low data availability and the effort needed to measure physical soil conditions regularly. During an expert workshop on 27 March 2017 in Berlin, a new and simpler approach, developed by Ecologic Institute in cooperation with the German Federal Environment Agency (UBA), was discussed to determine its suitability for LDN. The core idea of the approach is to measure land use and land use change, directly referring to soil quality in the sense of LDN. The workshop minutes are available for download.</p>

Using Land Use (Change) for the Valuation of Soil Protection

27 March 2017
Berlin, Germany

Event:Workshop

Since the adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015 countries worldwide have started processes towards the implementation of the goals and targets. Some of the targets are often already part of national strategies and instruments. Others are new and still need to be further specified to national circumstances – target 15.3 and the concept of "Land Degradation Neutrality" is one of these.

Implementing SDG Target 15.3 in the EU and in the Member States: Exchange of Approaches to Implement "Land Degradation Neutrality" (LDN)

6 December 2016
Brussels, Belgium

Event:Workshop

In implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Germany has to deal with a range of new challenges. Achieving goals in land and soil protection, for example, cannot build on a long tradition of policymaking or on a solid basis of information and data for monitoring. An expert workshop together with the Federal Agency of Environment (UBA) and Federal Ministry of Environment (BMUB) on 6 July 2016 in Berlin sought to clarify how Germany can achieve "land degradation neutrality" domestically. Stephanie Wunder from Ecologic Institute presented results from a report, which served as the basis for intensive discussions among the participants.

Implementation of "Land Degradation Neutrality" in Germany

6 July 2016
Berlin, Germany

Project

The project Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils aimed to examine how the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Target 15.3 on 'Land Degradation Neutrality' could be implemented in Germany and at the global level. Ecologic Institute analysed potential indicators, developed an own indicator concept build on land use changes and developed policy recommendations to implement the SDG 15.3.

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils

Oct 2015 - Jul 2017

Languages: German

English
Credits: Concept: Stephanie Wunder (Ecologic Institute)
Graphic design: Beáta Welk Vargová (Ecologic Institute)
Funding: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany
Published in: Land Degradation Neutrality
Year: 2018
Project: Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils
Project ID: 2569
Keywords: Communication

Sealing, grassland, arable land, deforestation, renaturation, de-sealing, afforestation, avoidance, balancing, balance, neutrality

Further Links

PublicationInfographicSteps to Implement Land Degradation Neutrality on a National Level

This info graphic shows a procedure how to approach the operationalization of the LDN concept and which questions have to be answered in this way. It builds on the findings of 14 UNCCD pilot studies (Global Mechanism of the UNCCD 2016a) and interprets them further. It... Read more

Ecologic Institute (2018): Steps to Implement Land Degradation Neutrality on a National Level. Infographic in 2 versions (German and English).

PublicationInfographicAssigning Soil Values for Land Use Categories Based on Soil Threats

This infographic provides a brief overview of soil values for Land Use Categories based on soil threats. The infographic is licensed under a Creative Commons license CC BY-ND 4.0, i. e. it can be used without any changes, if the author is mentioned. The infographic... Read more

Ecologic Institute (2018): Assigning Soil Values for Land Use Categories Based on Soil Threats. Infographics in 2 versions (German and English).

PublicationReportImplementing SDG Target 15.3 on "Land Degradation Neutrality"

Schritte zur Operationalisierung von LDN auf nationaler Ebene

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including target 15.3 which contains the objective to strive towards Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) by 2030. This has opened a "window of opportunity" for many countries to... Read more

Wunder, Stephanie, Timo Kaphengst, Ana Frelih-Larsen, Keighley McFarland, Stefanie Albrecht (2018): Implementing SDG target 15.3 on "Land Degradation Neutrality": Development of an indicator based on Land Use Changes and soil values. Report number UBA-FB 00.

EventWorkshopImplementation of "Land Degradation Neutrality" in Germany

Workshop:Implementation of "Land Degradation Neutrality" in Germany

Date: 6 July 2016
Location: Berlin, Germany

EventWorkshopImplementing SDG Target 15.3 in the EU and in the Member States: Exchange of Approaches to Implement "Land Degradation Neutrality" (LDN)

Workshop:Implementing SDG Target 15.3 in the EU and in the Member States: Exchange of Approaches to Implement "Land Degradation Neutrality" (LDN)

Date: 6 December 2016
Location: Brussels, Belgium

ProjectImplementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils

Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals for Soils

Duration: Oct 2015 - Jul 2017
Funding: German Environment Agency (UBA), Germany

PublicationArticleLand Degradation Neutrality under the SDGs

The article "Land degradation neutrality under the SDGs: National and international implementation of the land degradation neutral world target" by Elizabeth Dooley, Ennid Roberts and Stephanie Wunder explores how the current momentum in international soil policy can be... Read more

Elizabeth Dooley, Ennid Roberts, Stephanie Wunder (2015): Land degradation neutrality under the SDGs: National and international implementation of the land degradation neutral world target, Environmental Law Network International, elni Review 1+2/2015.

PublicationReportLegal Instruments to Implement the Objective "Land Degradation Neutral World" in International Law

Altvater, Susanne; Elizabeth Dooley and Ennid Roberts 2015: Legal Instruments to Implement the Objective 'Land Degradation Neutral World' in International Law. Dessau-Roßlau: UBA. ... Read more

Altvater, Susanne; Elizabeth Dooley and Ennid Roberts 2015: Legal Instruments to Implement the Objective 'Land Degradation Neutral World' in International Law. Dessau-Roßlau: UBA.