Land health surveillance and response: A framework for evidence-informed land management

• Published in: Agricultural systems Vol. 132; pp. 93 - 106
• Main Authors: Shepherd, Keith D., Shepherd, Gemma, Walsh, Markus G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2015
• Subjects: Assessment; cost effectiveness; data collection; Diagnostic screening; ecosystem services; Intervention evaluation; Land degradation; land management; meta-analysis; monitoring; Preventive measures; public health; public policy; Risk factors; screening; statistical analysis; Diagnostic screening; Intervention evaluation; Land degradation; Preventive measures; Risk factors; Assessment

•There is insufficient specific evidence on land degradation to focus action.•Land health problems share many features with public health problems.•Scientific principles of public health surveillance are applied to land health.•National land health surveillance systems could generate large developme...