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The four phase methodology that links the »Research themes was followed in Secano Interior, producing results that are specific to this study site.

Phase A: Establish contexts & goals	Socio-cultural, economic and environmental context	»Study site location & description
	Stakeholders, goals and drivers of change	»Stakeholders and their sustainability goals »Drivers, policies and laws »Gender related issues
	Status of land degradation, sustainable land management and risk	»Land degradation and conservation maps »Evaluating the desertification risk assessment tool with local experimental results
Phase B: Identify, evaluate and select SLM options	Identification, documentation and evaluation of sustainable land management options	»Identifying strategies: Stakeholder Workshop 1 »Evaluating strategies: technologies and approaches documented
Phase B: Identify, evaluate and select SLM options	Prioritize and select remediation options with stakeholders	»Selecting strategies: Stakeholder Workshop 2

Phase C: Trial SLM options and model regional effects	Trial SLM technologies in field experiments, including scientific and stakeholder monitoring	»Field experiments »Crop rotation: experimental results and conclusions »No tillage: experimental results and conclusions
Phase C: Trial SLM options and model regional effects	Biophysical and economic effects at field and regional scale	»Simulated biophysical impact of remediation strategies and their financial viability
Phase D: Conclusions and key messages for extension & policy	Evaluation of remediation options and preparation of recommendations	»Evaluation of remediation recommendations: Stakeholder Workshop 3 »Policy brief »Primer 1: Zero tillage »Primer 2: Crop rotation
	Strategy for disseminating recommendations for extension and national policy	»Highlight conclusions »Dissemination strategy »Scientific publications »Press publicity

#	Article Title
1	Contact the Secano Interior study site teams
2	Study site location & description
3	Stakeholders and their sustainability goals
4	Drivers, policies and laws
5	Gender-related issues
6	Land degradation and conservation maps
7	Evaluating the desertification risk assessment tool with local experimental results
8	Identifying strategies: Stakeholder Workshop 1
9	Evaluating strategies: technologies and approaches documented
10	Selecting strategies: Stakeholder Workshop 2
11	Field experiments
12	Crop rotation: experimental results and conclusions
13	No tillage: experimental results and conclusions
14	Simulated biophysical impact of remediation strategies and their financial viability
15	Evaluation of remediation recommendations: Stakeholder Workshop 3
16	Policy brief
17	Primer 1: Zero tillage
18	Primer 2: Crop rotation
19	Highlight conclusions
20	Dissemination strategy
21	Scientific publications
22	Press publicity

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Acknowledgement

The DESIRE project was 
co-funded by the 
European Commission, 
Global Change and 
Ecosystem.

DESIRE brought together the expertise of
26 international research institutes
and non-governmental organisations. 
This website does not necessarily 
represent the opinion of the 
European Commission. The European 
Commission is not responsible for 
any use that might be made of the 
information contained herein.

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