When you press SLM submission, a SLM templateThe New SLM datasets can be submitted by the users on Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL).
The SLM template is composed by 6 partsparts:
- Part 1: Name of the SLM Technology
- Part 2: Description of the SLM Technology
- Part 3: SLM Purpose and Classification
- Part 4: Geographic Locations, Extents and Socio-Ecological context/Environment
- Part 5: Technical Specifications, Inputs and Costs
- Part 6: Impacts, Influencing Factors
In these parts, There are mandatory information and others optional. Every part can be filled and saved separately. Please, ensure to provide all the mandatory information.
Part 1: Name of SLM Technology
In this part, you start by presenting the SLM technology by its name and where it is implemented, then putting the references for the SLM you are about to fill in: you fill all your information (Name, organization...), the references of the documentation you will use and resources persons from where you extract the data. Every information you fill in should be referenced. These references should be scientifically solid and recognizable in order to get the SLM approved by the Admins. Please insert the name and location of implementation. then provide the required references on the author and the technology. If the references are clear and accurate enough, the technology might be approved by the admins. These information are mandatory.
Figure 1: Overview of part 1
Part 2: Description of SLM technology
In this part, you define and describe This section requires more detailed information on the SLM technology . The definition should be a brief and precise presentation of the SLM technology. However, you can develop this definition further more in the description. the definition and description are mandatory information and are referenced to you automaticallyproposed. Describe the technology and provide as many details as possible. Photos of the technology (with and related references are not mandatory but highly recommended.
...
Part 3: SLM Purpose and Classification
In this part, you fill This section requires information on in the purpose, type and measures of the SLM technology : you choose from the options given in this tool. The list were chosen based on what? in order to classify the SLM technologies. Therefore, these are mandatory informationproposed. All the points are mandatory.
Figure 3: Overview of part 3
Part 4: Geographic Locations, Extents and Socio-Ecological context/Environment
This part is is about section requires defining the context and the extent of the SLM technology. It is composed by 7 sections, in seven aspects:
- Section 4.1: Regions/locations where the SLM technology has been applied.
- Section 4.2: Total area where the SLM technology has been applied.
- Section 4.3: Geographic boundary of the area where the SLM technology was documented.
- Section 4.4: List of socio Socio ecological context/environment variables automatically extracted rom from the GIS performance/ impact Database.
- Section 4.5: List of environment variables filled by the documentors Environment variables.
- Section 4.6: Socio-economic conditions.
You fill in the sections the sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.6. The sections 4.4 Points 4.4 and 4.5 are filled in automatically through exact name of layers and their sources and why we choose specificallyupon completion of the previous points. Find more information on these datasets in Annex 1.
Figure 4: Overview of part 4
Part 5: Technical Specifications, Inputs and Costs
This part is composed by 2 sectionssection requires defining the technical needs and costs of the SLM technology proposed, in particular:
- Technical specifications
- Costs of inputs needed for the establishment of the SLM: this section is composed by 7 sub sections
Which are sub-divided into:
- Labor:
...
Equipement:
Plant materials:
Fertilizers and biocides:
Construction materials:
other inputs:
Costs:
...
- How many workers are required to establish and upkeep the SLM technology? What is the cost per worker? These information can be provided per "labor categories" instead of "workers".
- Equipment: Which tools are needed to establish and upkeep the SLM technology? What is the cost per tool? These information can be provided per "equipment categories" instead of "tools".
- Plant materials: Which plants are needed to establish and upkeep the SLM technology? What is the cost per plant? These information can be provided per "plants categories" instead of "plants".
- Fertilizers and biocides: Which fertilizers and biociders are needed to establish and upkeep the SLM technology? What is the cost per fertilizer or biocider? These information can be provided per "fertilizers/biociders categories" instead of "fertilizers/biociders".
- Construction materials: Which construction materials are needed to establish and upkeep the SLM technology? What is the cost per material? These information can be provided per "materials categories" instead of "materials".
- Other inputs: Any other need can be registered in this sub-section.
- Costs: The total cost will be automatically calculated in this sub-section.
Figure 5: Overview of part 5
Part 6: Impacts, Influencing Factors
This part is composed by 8 sectionssection requires highlighting the expected impact of the SLM technology proposed, from several perspectives:
- On-site impacts that the SLM technology has shown:impact: divided into three categories 1) socio-economic, 2) socio-cultural, 3) ecological impacts.
- Off-site impacts that the SLM technology has shown:impact: in particular, risk reduction in the neighbors fields and areas.
- Exposure and sensitivity of the SLM technology to gradual climate change and climate-related extremes/disasters:extremes and disasters: How does the SLM technology cope with 1) gradual climate changes and 2) extremes disasters (e.g. meteorological, climatological, hydrological, biological)?
- Cost-Benefit analysis from land-users perspectives: in particular, are costs of establishment and upkeep balanced by the benefits for the land users?
- Adoption of the SLM technology: The section is about how much this SLM technolgy, where and how?
- Adaptation of the SLM technology: How does the SLM technology cope with generic potential changes?
- Strengths/, advantages /and opportunities of the using SLM technology:Weaknesses/ these are discussed from the perspective of 1) land users, 2) SLM experts, 3) documenters and other observes, 4) policy-makers and third parties.
- Weaknesses, disadvantages of the SLM Technology and ways to overcome them: these are discussed from the perspective of 1) land users, 2) SLM experts, 3) documenters and other observes, 4) policy-makers and third parties.
Figure 6: Overview of part 6