Approaches

Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Technologies are land management practices that control land degradation and enhance productivity and/ or other ecosystem services. A Technology consists of one or several measures, such as agronomic, vegetative, structural, and management measures. This dataset, derived from the WOCAT Global SLM Database, shows location of documented SLM practices, including technology type and description for each country where this information is available. Definitions of all Technology Groups can be found in the WOCAT Glossary. For more information on the technologies by country, please visit the WOCAT Global SLM Database - technology section **Data publication:** 2026-05-15 **Contact points:** Resource Contact: [WOCAT](mailto: wocat.cde@unibe.ch) Metadata Contact: [FAO-Data](mailto:fao-data@fao.org) **Data lineage:** Data quality information not available **Resource constraints:** This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 ). Please refer to the WOCAT Terms of Agreement for more information on the use of this dataset. **Online resources:** WOCAT website

Total plant-available water holding capacity (mm) of the soil whole earth fraction (including coarse fragments), summed over rootable depth and the top 30 cm, mapped at 1km resolution

Livelihood zone maps define geographic areas of a country where people generally share similar options for obtaining food and income and similar access to markets. An understanding of geographic livelihood systems is a key component of FEWS NET’s food security analysis. The maps are produced through multi-day workshops during which food security stakeholders and country experts identify zones. Factors considered include agro-climatology, elevation, land-cover, market accessibility, sources of food, and major economic activities. A livelihood zone map is typically accompanied by a livelihood description which outlines the key characteristics of each zone. In some cases, maps may also be accompanied by livelihood profiles, which are in-depth descriptions of the characteristics of wealth groups within each zone. The zone maps are available for download as PDFs, PNGs, and GIS shapefiles. The shapefiles and maps are all produced and maintained by FEWS NET. Please consult the logos in maps for the full list of organizations who participated in and/or funded the zoning workshop. For more information on FEWS NET’s livelihood approach and to view our other livelihood products, please click here.

Soil and vegetation data collected to develop LDN baselines in Otjozondjupa region of Namibia. The baselines include: land cover change, land productivity, soil organic carbon, and bush encroachment.

Forward-looking analysis representing the most likely food security outcomes for the near term (March 2023 - May 2023) and medium term (June 2023 - September 2023) periods.

The Rural Livelihoods Indicators domain brings together harmonized data and information on rural incomes, livelihoods and rural development across countries and over time. As part of the Rural Livelihoods Information System (RuLIS), it supports evidence-based policies to reduce rural poverty and supports SDG Indicators 2.3.1 and 2.3.2, while contributing to SDG Indicator 5.a.1.