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WAFLA Documents

All public documents produced in the WAFLA project can be found here, including public deliverables such as dissemination material (leaflets and posters), conference proceedings, guidelines, technical papers, and more.

D01: Methodological framework for land degradation assessment in arid and semi-arid areas of Latin America

This document is the result of task 1.1. The specific task of the UNCCD it was to prepare a bank of existing indicators in order to support the accomplishment of the general objective of WAFLA.

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D02: Pre-identification of the arid and semi-arid regions in Latin America

This report is the result of the task 2.1 and presents an overview about desertification in Latin America.

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D03: Report: Pre-identification of species used in agroforestry systems in arid and semiarid areas of Latin America

In this document two products are presented. The first one corresponds to a general listing of species potentially susceptible to conform agroforestry systems in the dry zones of the following countries of Latin America: Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay and Peru. The second contribution contains the description of the characteristics of 21 species.

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D05: First Poster of WAFLA Coordination Action

This document presents the First Poster of WAFLA Coordination Action. Is the result of the task 6.4.6 and it was prepared by TTZ.

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D07: Current research within the consortium

This report presents research within the Consortium, at a preliminary level. It represents the first step of the WP Task 4.1. The report was prepared with the information receipt up to January 31th plus the information found in the institutional homepage webs.

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D08: Promotional Leaflets (first version)

This deliverable is the result of the task 6.4.3 and presents information about Final Conference, WAFLA Seminars WAFLA Consortium, WAFLA Contact information (english version).

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D08: Promotional Leaflets (first version)

This deliverable is the result of the task 6.4.3 and presents information about Final Conference, WAFLA Seminars WAFLA Consortium, WAFLA Contact information (spanish version).

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D10: Methodological framework for socio-economical assessment in arid and semi-arid areas of Latin America, including the criteria for reviewing the national legislative frames

This Deliverable describes the rationale behind the criteria for socioeconomic assessment, highlights principal methodological approaches, defines important indicators, identifies formulas for measurement, and illustrates the technique of calculation with a focus on ecosystem goods and environmental services of agroforestry systems. This also includes criteria for reviewing legislative frame.

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D11: Methodological framework for water management assessment in arid and semi-arid areas of Latin America.

This deliverable delineate a set of indicators related to the management of water resources in the arid regions of Latin America, including, for example, water management in urban and agricultural zones.

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D13: Criteria of identification of targeted crops

This deliverable presents a set of criteria and a methodology with which to evaluate the species that seem best suited for the development of alternative agro-forestry systems.

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D14: Criteria of identification of key actors, dissemination criteria

In this document the results of task 1.6 are presented. A definition of the criteria for the identification of key stakeholders is given, in order to establish the level and the scope that the dissemination process will have, and to decide which type of organisations and institutions should be contacted in order to deploy the dissemination strategy.

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D15: Assessment of land degradation in arid and semi-arid areas in Latin America

This document provides a fundamental description of land degradation in arid and semi-arid areas in Latin America with detailed assessments for several affected countries.

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D18: Strategies of cooperation in order to link and empower new and existing specialized training activities

This deliverable describes the progress made so far on the Task 6.3, strategies of cooperation in order to link and empower new and existing specialized training activities within the WAFLA framework.

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D20: Socio Economic Survey of the localities in arid and semi-arid regions of Latin America – with potential for further agroforestry implementation

This report compiles information and shows an interpretation of the results of the unified survey instrument prepared by the task leader and advisors of the WP 2. Detailed information for each country was put in annex; whereas the text concentrates on a resumed presentation and interpretation of the outcomes.

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D21: Report: Evaluation of the current water management practices in arid regions of Latin America. Selection best practices.

This document provides the agenda for deliverable D21.

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D21: Report: Evaluation of the current water management practices in arid regions of Latin America. Selection best practices.

In this deliverable the current water management practices in Latin America, especially related to agroforestry systems focused in irrigation and water re-use, are identified and evaluated.

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D22: Identification and evaluation of traditional agroforestry systems applied in arid and semi-arid areas of Latin America. Selecting best practices.

This report identifies and evaluates traditional practices of agroforestry that are developed in the tropical dry sub-humid, semi-arid and arid areas of Latin America, through the regional characterization developed in the identified WAFLA regions, to select the best practices.

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D23: Key wood species and target crops for agroforestry systems in sub-humid, arid and semi-arid zones of Latin America

The document contains information of wood species and crops of the most important agroforestry systems in dry sub-humid, semi-arid and arid areas of Latin American countries. In addition, it includes a brief description of key forest species and objective crops that must be promoted for its overcrowding in the AFS of the sub-humid, semi-arid and arid zones of Latin America.

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D24: Evaluation of the national and regional policy and legislative frame regarding water and soil management in Latin America, focusing in arid and semi-arid regions

In this document, the main topics related with the legislative aspect identified by the partners of the WAFLA project are reflected, based on the compilation of information by means of an instrument developed in a participative process during the first months of the project.

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D25: Identification of Key Actors

This document is intended as a map of actors that allows to identify the links and relations among them.

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D30: WAFLA Country Profiles

The WAFLA country profiles contain a report of each Latin American country based on the

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D32: Out of consortium current research in the field of agroforestry and water management in arid and semi arid areas in Latin America

This deliverable is the second report dedicated to the inventory of Agroforestry and Water Management researches in Arid and Semiarid Areas in Latin America. This report is includes complementary information related to the out of the consortium research activities that are implemented in Latin America , including researches implemented by European institutions having some thematic interest for the Wafla project.

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D35 and D44: “Definition of appropriate agroforestry and water management systems according to local conditions for arid and semi-arid regions of Latin America”; and “Technology package for agroforestry systems selected according to local conditions

One of the objectives of the WAFLA project is systemize and document the experiences and or lessons learnt from successful agroforestry practices and prototypes and this document reports on these cases in the WAFLA target areas.

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D37: Current regional and sub-regional networking

This report presents the results of Task 4.2, “Mapping current regional and sub-regional networking and development activities. Definition of future joint activities for network

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D38 Definición de características y procesos de transformación de productos de las tareas de los grupos. (Document only available in Spanish)

Selección de 4 recursos naturales de cada país se hizo una especie de ficha técnica para cada uno, con los siguientes puntos: Nombre común, nombre científico, sinonimias, distribución geográfica, descripción botánica, descripción anatómica microscópica cuando la había características químicas, físicas y fisicomecánicas, usos normales e industriales, procesos utilizados , igualmente cuando se encontraban análisis de suelos, estos se reportaron.

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D39: Report: Proposal of formulation mechanism for market and institutional channels. Study case: selected crops (Document only available Spanish)

El objetivo es definir las características de la cadena de dos productos priorizados, la formulación de un esquema institucional para promover el comercio de productos y desarrollar un sistema de información de mercados.

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D40: Report: Strategy of dissemination and extension for local farmers: bringing agroforestry and water management to the arid and semi-arid areas of Latin America

This extension and dissemination programme is intended to reach four different target audiences: local farmers (users), local and national authorities, specialised academic community and general public interested in the field.

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D45: Latin American market information system for arid agroforestry products. Model (selected crop)

The General Objective of the WP 3 is to develop and propose an effective Agro-forestry Products Marketing Information System, a free and user-friendly service for producers and traders that facilitates the market access to the agro-forestry products identified through WAFLA.

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D48: Second Poster of WAFLA Coordination Action

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