1. Seite 121.10.2015 The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative: Economics as a tool for prosperous, shared, and sustainable land management 2015 Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty March, 9 th

2. 2 Land degradation & poverty Distribution of rural population of developing countries on degrading land in 2000 Degrading agricultural land consists of agricultural land with a negative change in Net Primary Productivity (NPP) from 1981–2000 (Barbier & Hochard 2014).

3. 3 Land degradation & poverty Distribution of rural population of developing countries on improving land in 2000 Improving agricultural land consists of agricultural land with a non-negative change in Net Primary Productivity (NPP) from 1981–2000 (Barbier & Hochard 2014)

4. 4 Land degradation & poverty Conclusion:  1/3 of world population lives on low productivity land  The concentration of rural populations on unfavorable and/or degrading agricultural lands is predominantly a problem in developing countries  Most vulnerable rural population groups are located on unfavorable and/or degrading agricultural lands that are also remote from markets  Need to:  Create market access and infrastructure to increase land value  Create incentives and economic capacity to improve and diversify livelihoods  Support existing livelihoods and political environments with robust economics

5. 5 21.10.2015 Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy  Strong economic impetus to create enabling environments on all scales  Global level: 75 billion tons of soil loss costs ~US$400 billion/year  National and regional examples: Niger: 8% of national GDP lost to degradation (Nkonya et al. 211) Piura, Peru: Land degradation losses: 12-15% of agricultural GDP (Morales 214)  Land tenure is a core tool to facilitate uptake of sustainable land management practices:  Case study by Favretto et al. (2014)  Total economic value must be considered in designing land management and framing policies

6. 6 21.10.2015 Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy  Strong economic impetus to create enabling environments on all scales  Global level: 75 billion tons of soil loss costs ~US$400 billion/year  National and regional examples: Niger: 8% of national GDP lost to degradation (Nkonya et al. 211) Piura, Peru: Land degradation losses: 12-15% of agricultural GDP (Morales 214)  Land tenure is a core tool to facilitate uptake of sustainable land management practices:  Case study by Favretto et al. (2014)  Total economic value must be considered in designing land management and framing policies

7. 7 21.10.2015 Economics as an intermediary between land users and policy The Economics of Land Degradation Initiative  A harmonized assessment of the economic value of land and land-based ecosystems  Provide solutions to three target groups 1. Political decision makers 2. Private Sector 3. Scientific community  Outputs:  Target group specific reports  Capacity building activities  Communication on the value of land

8. 8 21.10.2015  Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity  State land:  Definition: State is full owner of land and and tenure is transferable through voluntary trade  Tools and approaches to integrate the economics in decision making:  Methodology for the assessment of the value of land  Stakeholder needs assessments  Scientifically supported recommendations for changing land management policies

9. 9 21.10.2015 Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity Common property:  Definition: Ownership is fully defined and allocated to a group of individuals, with exclusion potential and right to penalisation.  Tools and approaches:  Economic assessments justify requests from common land owners for support/compensation from external beneficiaries  Stakeholder needs assessments  Capacity building: Practitioner‘s Guide  ELD Report to political decision-makers

10. 10 21.10.2015 Contributions of the ELD Initiative to shared land prosperity Private property:  Definition: fully defined ownership, which is transferable to others with exclusion potential and the option of penalising tenure violations  Tools and approaches:  Capacity building: MOOC  Land Materiality Screening Tool  ELD Report for Private Sector  Alliance of the Willing

11. 11 21.10.2015 www.eld-initiative.org 21.10.2015

12. 12 21.10.2015 www.eld-initiative.org THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

13. Seite 1321.10.2015 Thank you for your attention! ELD Secretariat Hannes Etter www.eld-initiative.org

14. 14 21.10.2015 The ELD Initiatives contribution to land management

15. 15 21.10.2015 The ELD Practicioner‘s Guide  Step-by-step guide through ELD‘s 6+1 steps  Supports the implementation of cost-benefit analysis based on scenario development  Builds upon real-life examples  Showcase for knowledge generation by a broader audience

16. 16 21.10.2015 Upcoming capacity building activities  Cooperation Water and Food Awards Contribution to economic assessments of awardees’ projects  ELD MOOC 2.0 Approaches to identify options & pathways for action, methods to identify stakeholders, and how to establish a basis for initiating engagement and discussion  Curricula development Increasing the academic outreach of the ELD Initiative through virtual and real university and academic institutions