Abstract: Trend in land degradation has been the most contended issue in the Sahel. Trends documented have not been consistent across authors and science disciplines, hence little agreement has been gained on the magnitude and direction of land degradation in the Sahel. Differentiated science outputs are related to methods and data used at various scales. (2015 AGU Fall Meeting)

Trend in land degradation has been the most contended issue in the Sahel. Trends documented have not been consistent across authors and science disciplines, hence little agreement has been gained on the magnitude and direction of land degradation in the Sahel. Differentiated science outputs are related to methods and data used at various scales.

Cheikh Mbow¹, Martin Brandt², Rasmus Fensholt³, Issa Ouedraogo⁴ and Torbern Tagesson², (1)World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya, (2)University of Copenhagen, København K, Denmark, (3)University of Copenhagen, Department of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, Copenhagen, Denmark, (4)International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Dakar, Senegal

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