LAND DEGRADATION GUIDELINES FOR FIELD ASSESSMENT Michael Stocking & Niamh Murnaghan Overseas Development Group University of East Anglia Norwich, UK Advised by: Anna Tengberg United Nations Environment Programme Nairobi, Kenya & Geoff Humphreys Macquarie University Sydney, Australia Co-operating Institutions: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) United Nations University (UNU) People, Land Management and Environmental Change Project (PLEC) Department for International Development (DFID) Overseas Development Group/University of East Anglia (ODG/UEA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Royal Government of Norway Please note that all files are in both Word and PDF formats. Select one of two icons to download the file to your computer or view it directly. For purchase of a hard copy, please see the flyer below.
	Title page		PDF file 10KB
	Table of Contents		PDF file 26KB
Chapter 1	Gaining a Farmer-Perspective on Land Degradation		PDF file 119KB
Chapter 2	What is Land Degradation?		PDF file 367KB
Chapter 3	What about the Land User?		PDF file 249KB
Chapter 4	Indicators of Soil Loss		PDF file 807KB
Chapter 5	Indicators of Production Constraints		PDF file 268KB
Chapter 6	Combining Indicators		PDF file 321KB
Chapter 7	Consequences of Land Degradation for Land Users		PDF file 257KB
Chapter 8	The Benefits of Conservation		PDF file 106KB
Appendix I	Visual Indicators of Land Degradation		PDF file 17KB
Appendix II	Forms for Field Measurement		PDF file 42KB
Appendix III	Glossary-Terms Closely Related to Assessment of Land Degradation		PDF file 13KB
Appendix IV	Annotated Bibliography		PDF file 30KB
Appendix V	Major Tropical Soils and their Susceptibility to Land Degradation		PDF file 13KB
Appendix VI	Investment Appraisal		PDF file 20KB

Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation Michael A Stocking and Niamh Murnaghan This practical handbook sets out rapid and non-technical methods for measuring and assessing land degradation in the field. Stocking and Murnaghan demonstrate these by using indicators that are relevant and applicable to real farming situations. In addition to the methodology, the handbook considers the interpretation of the measurements, looking in particular at how combinations of different indicators can give robust conclusions as to the severity of land degradation. There is a strong emphasis on the importance of these technologies in contributing towards environmental protection policies and for the well-being of rural land users. By the provision of worked examples and field notes for specific techniques this manual will be invaluable for professionals in natural resources and as a training manual for the field-workers in NGOs, governments and other institutions. Pb £25.00 1 85383 831 4 For purchase information, please visit the web page of Earthscan Publication Ltd or contact: Helen Rose, Marketing Executive Earthscan Publication Ltd 120 Pentonville Road London N1 9JN Tel : +44(0)20 7278 0433 Fax: +44(0)20 7278 1142 Email: hrose@earthscan.co.uk