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1. Definition
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Name
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HYDROLOGIC AND FORESTRY PLANS (AREA
MANAGED BY)
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Brief definition
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The extent of
the area that is or has been the object of actions
in the framework of one or more hydrologic or forestry
restoration plans. The objectives of these actions
are to obtain systems of protection and conservation
of water and soil to avoid environmental degradation.
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Unit of measure
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ha
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Spatial scale
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Watershed scale
or regional scale.
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Temporal scale
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2. Position within the logical framework
DPSIR
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Type of Indicator
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Response
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3. Target and political pertinence
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Objective
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To value the intensity and the efficiency of the responses to desertification.
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Importance with respect to desertification
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The actions foreseen
by the hydrologic or forestry restoration plans are
mainly focused on preventing erosion, improving soil
structure and infiltration, maintaining vegetation
cover, controlling the risk of floods, re-establishing
the water balance and allowing a sustainable and integrated
management of the resources.
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International Conventions and agreements
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The UNCCD states
that: combating desertification includes activities
which are part of the integrated development of land
in arid, semi-arid and dry-humid areas for sustainable
development, which are aimed at prevention and/or
reduction of land degradation, rehabilitation of partly
degraded land and reclamation of desertified land”.
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Secondary objectives of the indicator
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To use the indicator
in a Multicriteria Decision Analysis model to study
the driving forces (including policies) involved in
the processes that lead to desertification and the
efficiency of the responses to combat land degradation.
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4. Methodological description and basic
definitions
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Definitions and basic concepts
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Water erosion
is one of the main symptoms of the desertification
process. To correct the damage it causes and to combat
it, hydrologic or forestry restoration plans are a
useful tool. Some of the actions involved are: soil
conservation practices, implantation and conservation
of a vegetation cover and regulation of flood channels.
An indicator to value the repercussion of the responses
against desertification is necessary.
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Benchmarks Indication of the values/ranges
of value
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Methods of measurement
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Within the site
of interest, the area subject to the hydrologic and
forestry actuations is delimited. Then, it is necessary
to consult the plans which were eventually executed
and their maps.
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Limits of the indicator
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Linkages with other indicators
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Forest
management quality
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5. Evaluation of data needs and availability
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Data required to calculate the indicator
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The actions planned
by the hydrologic and forestry plans, the dates of
execution and the area involved. In addition their
budget is interesting.
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Data sources
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The hydrologic
and forestry restoration plans and their maps.
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Availability of data from national
and international sources
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In Spain the data is available in the Fondo Documental de
Proyectos de Restauración Hidrológico-Forestal (Dirección
General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio de Medio
Ambiente, Madrid).
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6. Institutions that have participated
in developing the indicator
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Main institutions responsible
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Universidad
Politécnica de Madrid (Madrid, Spain).
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Other contributing organizations
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Fundación Universidad Empresa de Murcia (Murcia,
Spain).
Dirección
General para la Biodiversidad (Ministerio de Medio
Ambiente Spain).
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7.
Additional information
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Bibliography
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Fondo
de Proyectos de Restauración Hidrológico-Forestal.
Dirección General para la Biodiversidad, Ministerio
de Medio Ambiente, Madrid.
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Other
references
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DGCN
(2000): Estrategia Forestal Española”. Dirección
General de Conservación de la Naturaleza, Secretaría
General de Medio Ambiente, Ministerio de Medio Ambiente,
Madrid.
ENNE, G. and ZUCCA, C. (2000): Desertification
Indicators for the European Mediterranean Region”.
ANPA, Rome.
ICONA
(1991): Estudio sobre restauración hidrológico-forestal
y control de la erosión”. ICONA, Ministerio
de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación.
MMA(1995):
Proyecto LUCDEME. Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Madrid.
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Contacts Name and address
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Joaquín Solana Gutiérrez
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
jsolana@montes.upm.es
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