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Current land practices in SAS
4. The SLM best practices presented here have a direct link with ASD demands on sustainable land uses. In this way, the current land practices at SAS were assessed during the PPG process, enabling the establishment of general demands on sustainable land practices for SAS according to Best Practices. Table 01 indicates the current practices, the alternative systems based on best practices presented before and the expected benefits of their adoption in general meanings.

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  Table 12 of prodoc summarises the Best Practices (BP) and global environmental benefits (GEB) to be applied on field sites due to the land degradation characterization.
  
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  Table 13 of Prodoc summarises the Benefits associated with integrated and sustainable production systems proposed by project to SAS.
  

5. From that general scenario, 7 best practices or integrated systems listed in BP items were selected as key to promote and integrate sustainable rural development, considering current field activities and land degradation levels in SAS, costs/benefits, and best practices recognized by UNCCD (dryland champion prize – 2014). These technologies and their benefits are listed above in table 02.

6. Any intervention or recommendation about the adoption of sustainable technology or practices should be followed by training, workshops and exchanges, so that the innovations will be adopted by all those directly or indirectly involved.