"Integrated Landscape Approaches for Africa’s Drylands presents emerging fi ndings on the importance
of moving beyond single-sector interventions to embrace integrated landscape management
that takes into account the health of the ecosystems that support human livelihoods and
contribute to the resilience of rural communities in Sub-Saharan African drylands. Integrated
landscape management is particularly important for these drylands because people depend on
production systems that are frequently disrupted by exogenous shocks such as drought.
The ecological and economic evidence presented in this book shows that integrated landscape
management can enhance efforts to invest in tree-based systems and improved livestock
management and support productivity increases for rain-fed cropping. Integrated landscape
management efforts have helped to coordinate the actions of multiple land users and other stakeholders,
reduced confl icts, and improved overall governance of water, land, and other re
