Acceptance and application of integrated ecosystem management (IEM). The IEM approach is highly relevant to combating land degradation in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and is a significant departure from traditional practices and therefore, requires time to become fully accepted. Good progress to date suggests that the full 10-year period, as originally designed, will be required. Moreover, with numerous central and provincial agencies involved in programs to combat land degradation and alleviate poverty, mainstreaming of the IEM concept and approach into central and provincial policies and plans requires sustained reinforcement to prevent stakeholders from reverting to agency-based approaches for combating land degradation.
Capacity Building to Combat Land Degradation Project