Presentations and background documents
(available on CD-ROM)

Keynote papers

1. Philosophy and history of land degradation and rehabilitation. M. Stocking
2. The components of land and the LADA project. P. Koohafkan
3. Socio-economic causes of land degradation. C. Lilin
4. The Terrestrial Ecosystems Monitoring System. G. Servin
5. Data sources and land degradation assessment methodology. R. Oldeman
6. World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies. P. Liniger
7. The role of remote sensing in LADA. D. Lantieri

Country experiences in land degradation and rehabilitation

8. Some aspects and methodology of desertification monitoring in China. Sun Siheng
9. Land degradation and restoration in India – an overview. M. Velayutham
10. Land degradation assessment in Brazil. S.R. Vieira

Regional approaches

11. PAP/RAC erosion mapping methodology in the Mediterranean region. J-C. Griesbach
12. Landcare (Australia): a community-based approach to sustainable development. B. Lloyd
13. The European land degradation monitoring system. L. Montanarella

Background paper for the plenary sessions

14. LADA and its associated activities: an extended implementation strategy. P.J. Mahler

Background papers for the technical advisory group sessions

15. Issues for consideration in the technical advisory group and questions to help structure the discussions. LADA secretariat
16. Shifting views on land degradation. T.F. Shaxson
17. From soil conservation to conservation agriculture. J. Benites
18. Participatory and multi-stakeholder processes to assess pressures, impacts and identify response options to land degradation in dryland areas. R. Brinkman
19. Land degradation and low external input sustainable agriculture. C. Reijntjes