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		<title>Moderators Summary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last few days we have heard that

There is a need for consolidation and communication of SLM information perhaps through a virtual network that uses new media solutions
The grass roots are where the decisions will be made with farmers not necessarily aware of the link between their current environmental problems and their current or past [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/10/moderators-summary-%e2%80%93-day-7/</link>
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		<title>Moderator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Per makes an really insightful point (echoed by Anne, Alex, Stephen and perhaps on the minds of many) that farmers see things very differently to &#8216;SLM experts&#8217; and that engagement is the key to SLM uptake.
As SLM experts we are aware of the bigger picture, the need for solutions to landscape, region and country scale [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/10/moderator-2/</link>
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		<title>Participation in the carbon market</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My name is Ephraim Nkonya from IFPRI. Regarding financing of SLM and climate change adaptation and mitigation, the discussion in Buenos Aires pointed to the need for partnership between developing and developed countries in financing SLM and climate change adaptation and mitigation. My major concern is on the limited participation of SSA countries in  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/10/ifpri/</link>
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		<title>Ephraim Nkonya</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ephraim Nkonya, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington D.C. Ephraim joined IFPRI in 1999 after completing a PhD in agricultural economics at Kansas State University. Ephraim’s research interest is in natural resource management and its relationship with poverty. His research work has focused on the linkage between poverty and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/10/ephraim-nkonya/</link>
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		<title>Now is the time to invest in SLM</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I believe there is now real consensus to invest in sustainable land management (SLM) as a means of combating land degradation in the context of food security, and in the face of global climate change.
Clearly, any financing discussion must start with the fact that it is not a simple matter of lack of funding.
Land is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/10/now-is-the-time-to-invest-in-slm/</link>
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		<title>Who will provide the money?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The financing of SLM initiatives has always been a challenge.
The debates around the traditional routes for financial flows within countries and across borders are well known – proponents and providers each with their own valid reasons for sourcing or controlling ever-thinner slices of a relatively small pie.
We may have to accept that, although important, the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/who-will-provide-the-money/</link>
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		<title>Moderator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Katya makes an interesting suggestion.  Perhaps someone from the TerrAfrica Secretariat could share their views.
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		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/moderator-response-to-katya-unccd-library/</link>
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		<title>Moderators Summary – Day 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Again thank you everyone for your contributions – keep them coming.
The last few days we have seen that

Land tenure may be a crucial barrier to SLM uptake, especially for the poor, displaced and disadvantaged
Lack of land tenure shortens the decision horizon &#8211; people are less likely to invest in their land when they are under [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/moderators-summary-%e2%80%93-day-5/</link>
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		<title>Adaptation is a necessity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The climate of Africa has warmed by 0.5 ˚C in the last century, and the median temperature is projected to increase another 3 to 4 ˚C by the end of this century.
Changes in precipitation and the timing of the rainy season are already becoming visible in Eastern Africa and other regions. Across the continent there [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/adaptation-is-a-necessity/</link>
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		<title>Moderator</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have any thoughts on how we would encourage the practical implementation phase that Boaz points to?
Mark
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		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/moderator/</link>
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		<title>SLM and Food Security &#8211; perfect &#8220;jackpot&#8221; in development terms</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SLM and Food Security sounds like a perfect &#8220;jackpot&#8221; in development terms. It is an undeniable fact that ensuring food security requires managing the production system carefully to ensure long-term delivery of the services that underpin agriculture. This includes soil quality, biodiversity, and water services. Farmers tend to take these services for granted because those [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/gef/</link>
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		<title>SLM for climate change mitigation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SLM is a critical interface between climate change mitigation and adaptation in that some SLM strategies serve as a carbon sink to mitigate climate change (and therefore possibly attract carbon finance) as well as to locally mitigate the effects of climate change through provision of ecosystem services and thereby reducing the need for more drastic [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/slm-for-climate-change-mitigation/</link>
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		<title>Moderator&#8217;s Summary &#8211; Opening Discussion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The discussion is warming up (sorry, bad pun) and thank you everyone for your contributions – keep them coming.
So far we have seen that

A challenge and great need is to align SLM with agricultural production programs across all scales
As SLM is proven “what is hindering high and widespread adoption of SLM?”
Climate change can be a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/moderators-summary-opening-discussion/</link>
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		<title>Moderator&#8217;s opening remarks &#8211; Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reversal of land degradation will secure food supply
There is great and persistent pressure on African land to produce food, fibre and shelter for a growing population of 717 million people.
Yet many of the farming systems in use today came about when the demand for food was much lower, when fewer people relied on the land [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/moderators-opening-remarks-3/</link>
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		<title>Moderators Comment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are land rights a consequence or a prerequisite for productive management? I am not sure that it is alwys clear which comes first. Even when tenure is uncertain if an agricultural practice is known to deliver returns it is likely to be taken up, at least by some farmers. Then returns would accrue and create [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/265/</link>
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		<title>Avoiding the self-destruct button</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s not uncommon to hear about the tendency of the human race to “self-destruct”. An area where this is evident but rarely acknowledged is in farming activities.
For instance, arable cropping that is dominated by heavy tillage exposes the soil in croplands to erosion. This causes huge soil losses on one hand, and siltation on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/avoiding-the-self-destruct-button/</link>
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		<title>SLM and Climate Change</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is exciting to see the movement for Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Africa maturing. Once a marginalized activity of a few innovators experimenting in different parts of the continent, SLM is now part of national development plans, NEPAD’s regional plans, and programs of many NGO’s and farmers’ organizations. Today the great challenge for SLM [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/slm-and-climate-change-saras-views/</link>
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		<title>What&#8217;s on</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Keep an eye on this space for the latest on the discussion. You can follow all the guest expert&#8217;s remarks and comments as well as the public discussion by clicking on the timeline above.
After an interesting first week we now discuss the challenges in financing SLM initiatives.  Please click here for the latest.
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		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/whats-on/</link>
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		<title>Mohamed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dr Mohamed Bakarr is senior environmental specialist in the Secretariat of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), based at the World Bank in Washington, DC. He is member of the GEF Natural Resources Team with primary responsibility for sustainable land management in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining the GEF, Mohamed worked for seven years at Conservation International [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/mohamed/</link>
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		<title>Frank</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Frank Place is an economist and leader of the Land and People theme at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). Frank is based in Nairobi , where he lead a multi-country project for the Land Tenure Center at the University of Wisconsin. His main interests are in property rights, technology adoption and impact (especially in reaching the poor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.slmdiscussion.org/2009/09/frank/</link>
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