Formulation and implementation of public policies require coordination among various institutions at the federal, state and municipal levels in order to implement the project, without which it is not possible to ensure coordination/leveraging of actions taken in the field and their incorporation in public policy
National legislation does not provide clear definition of the roles and mandates of federal, state and municipal institutions, which leads to weak coordination and law enforcement
Mitigation strategy
Establishment of a Steering Committee and a National Project Coordination Team
Establishment of a Project Technical Committee coordinated by DCD and SEMARH
Participatory management and consultation with forums, on which the decisions of the steering committee will be based, in order to reach consensus on institutional mandates that govern licensing procedures, training of extension services and other project activities
Representative of NCCD as a member of the Executive Committee, in order to guide and coordinate the actions of its 44 members and enhance replication of the project outcomes
Capacity-building for local institutions in the municipalities and the state
Secretariat of Biodiversity and Forests (SBF), Department of Biodiversity Conservation (DCBio)
Caatinga Center
Cerrado Center
Design of environmental policies for conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems and biodiversity and forests in the project area
Support the preparation of technical information related to SLM, including technical field studies, sensitivity analysis, teaching-learning materials and landscape ecology, among others
Potential problems
Lack of agreement on criteria for the conservation and sustainable use of resources in areas with high potential for ecotourism or for zoning and land use planning
Mitigation strategy
Dissemination of knowledge, methodologies and processes regarding combating desertification in the context of conservation and sustainable rural development
Establishing internal communication channels (study commissions under the NCCD) that enable the exchange of information and experiences among biomes, to serve as a basis for management decisions
Brazilian Forest Service (SFB)
Sustainable use of forests
Encourage and support the adoption of SLM as a strategy to combat desertification in ASD
Provide technical support for the implementation of the National Forest Inventory in Sergipe
Support training for best practices in SLM
Potential problems
National legislation does not clearly define the roles and mandates of federal, state and municipal institutions, which leads to weak coordination and law enforcement
Lack of consensus on best practices and implementation strategies for SLM
Lack of consensus on guidelines for sustainable rural development linked to environmental conservation
Lack of knowledge about SLM and challenges of combating desertification in ASD
