Advancements in Soil and Land Health Monitoring

Advancements in Soil and Land Health Monitoring

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  Advancements in Soiland Land Health Monitoring Leigh Winowiecki, Global Research Lead: Soil and Land Health and Co -led, Coalition of Action Soil Health (CA4SH) Tor-Gunnar Vågen, Principal Scientist, Spatial Data Science and Applied Learni SB62 19 June 2025
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  Increased investments insoil and land health are needed! This requires the generation of robust evidence across landscapes, from the bottom up. 2 Land degradation threatens the livelihoods of 3.2 billion people. Business as usual is not an option.
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  By combining multipleinnovative monitoring techniques, we can understand drivers of land degradation and better target and track restoration progress in real time with multiple partners
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  LDSF: A data-drivennetwork to assess soil health, land degradation and vegetation diversity • Consistently applied across projects, landscapes. • Enables statistical comparisons • Tracks changes over time. • Modular approach • Production of predictive maps
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  Assisted Citizen Science:Regreening App • Geo-reference restoration interventions • Five modules • Tree Planting, FMNR, Rangeland, Nursery, Engagement • Engaged communities, including youth • Fills key gaps on restoration interventions • >300,000 entries
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  Assisted Citizen Science+ Systematic Data • Using the LDSF-based models we can map and monitor changes in vegetation and SOC • Combined with the geo-locations of interventions
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  7 Key Messages • Thereis a need to generate evidence on the impact of interventions on ecosystem health. • We have the tools to monitoring and track soil and land health. • We must leverage this evidence to inform policy and practice. • Engaging citizens and communities in the monitoring and learning process is key.
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  foreststreesagroforestry.org | globallandscapesforum.org| resilientlandscapes.org cifor.org | worldagroforestry.org The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) envision a more equitable world where forestry and landscapes enhance the environment and well-being for all. CIFOR-ICRAF are CGIAR Research Centers. Thank you! Leigh Winowiecki [email protected]