Course Description

 

This free course focuses on sustainable soil and land management for climate-smart agriculture. It provides technical knowledge and examines how wide-scale implementation of climate-smart soil and land management practices can enhance mitigation of climate change and adaptation to its impacts.

 

You will learn about : 

- Key concepts, including soil, land, soil degradation, ecosystem services, the effects of climate change on soil and land, and the benefits of sustainable management

- Important Sustainable Soil and Land Management (SSLM) practices, including prevention and mitigation of degradation, control of soil erosion, management of soil organic matter and improvement of water use

- Information sources, assessment practices and techniques for scaling up

- Voluntary guidelines for sustainable soil management and how they contribute to the creation of an enabling environment for SSLM

 

Digital certification

This course offers certification. You will get your digital badge upon passing a final exam after completing the course and achieve a grade of at least 75%.