BARRIOS, E.

COUTINHO, H. L. da C.

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Humboldt UniversityUnter den LindenBerlin, GermanyInternational ConferenceApril 6th-9th, 2008EFORWOODBook of AbstractsImpact Assessment ofLand Use ChangesInternational Conference, April 2008, BerlinImpact Assessment of Land Use Changes78The increasing attention paid to local knowledge in recent years results from the recognition that the knowledge of people who have been closely inter-acting with their environment for a long time can offer many insights about the sustainable manage-ment of natural resources. It is argued that research efforts should further explore a balance between scientific precision and local relevance resulting in a “hybrid” knowledge base. The generation of “hy-brid” knowledge reflects an effort to understand land management in the context of many forces interacting within a dynamic rural livelihood con-text as well as in the promotion and protection of multifunctional land use. Increased concern about soil management as a key determinant of sustaina-bility in agricultural landscapes has promoted the need to identify indicators to monitor changes in soil quality, and their impact in the provision of ecosystem goods and services, as affected by land use change and agricultural intensification. This is part of a continuing effort to develop land quality monitoring systems that strengthen local environ-mental/agricultural institutions and communities with tools that support local decision-making in natural resource management and promote sustai-nable land use in agricultural landscapes. This ex-perience is currently being adapted in the Formoso River watershed region, Mato Grosso do Sul – Brazil with financial support from CNPq and Em-brapa and complementing activities in the existing GEF-funded project entitled ´Formoso River: Inte-grated watershed management and protection´and the IAI-funded project entitled ´Land Use Change in the Rio de la Plata Basin: Linking biophysical and human factors to understand trends, assess impacts, and support viable strategies for the fu-ture´. The Formoso river watershed is located in the municipality of Bonito, MS, that was selected by the SENSOR TTC team as a sensitive region in order to test SIAT model development. 1Visiting Researcher Keywords: land quality indicators, monitoring sy-stems, decision support, ecosystem services, su-stainability impact assessmentLand quality monitoring systems that integrate local and technical knowledge contribute to sustainability valuation in agricultural landscapesEdmundo Barrios1*, Heitor Coutinho1 1 Embrapa Solos, Rua Jadim Botánico 1024, Rio de Janeiro 22460-000, RJ - Brasil* Contact person and email address: Edmundo Barrios, edmundo.barrios@gmail.comMultifunctional land use Policies and Scenarios Monday 16:45 Room3075

Land quality monitoring systems that integrate local and technical knowledge contribute to sustainability valuation in agricultural landscapes.

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Land quality monitoring systems that integrate local and technical knowledge contribute to sustainability valuation in agricultural landscapes.

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