Towards an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effectiveness of land restoration interventions in Badia, and a framework to enhance the impact of land restoration.

This report was produced in the frame of the Project titled “Sustainability and Operationalization of Established Regional Agricultural Research Centers in Five Arab Countries”, funded by the Arab Fund for Economic & Social Development and implemented by ICARDA. The research was conducted in the context of the specific sub-project titled “Restoration of Badia ecosystem services for enhanced community livelihood”, an interdisciplinary activity aimed at developing conceptual frameworks and scientific knowledge on the effectiveness of land restoration interventions implemented in the dry rangeland ecosystems, with particular focus on the Jordanian Badia.
This report is the first annual progress report of a specific project Activity that was launched during the second quarter of 2016. It includes the two preliminary products (defined as deliverables 6 and 7 within the approved AFESD project) to be achieved by the end of year 1 (December 2016):
 Deliverable N. 6 (Objective 1). “Towards an integrated monitoring framework to assess the effectiveness of land restoration interventions in Badia.”
 Deliverable N. 7 (Objective 2). “Towards a framework to enhance the impact of land restoration in Badia. Concept note.”