LIMCOM at the Sustainable Land Management Workshop

Summary

As a member of the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), LIMCOM places high priority on SLM activities to ensure sustainable management of resources through enhanced land productivity.

LIMCOM successfully participated in the Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Workshop held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 20-23 October 2025.

The workshop witnessed the official launch of the Africa Integrated Conservation Approaches and Technologies (AfrioCAT) initiative.

Several stakeholders including governments, river basin organizations, research institutions, development partners and civil society organizations took part in the workshop that sought to strengthen capacity building and knowledge exchange on SLM and foster collaboration among countries to upscale proven SLM technologies and approaches.

As a member of the World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT), LIMCOM places high priority on SLM activities to ensure sustainable management of resources through enhanced land productivity.

Under its flagship project, “Integrated Transboundary River Basin Management for the Sustainable Development of the Limpopo River Basin,” LIMCOM has identified four SLM pilot sites – one each in Botswana, Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe – for implementation.

The pilot sites are the Mogobane Dam (Botswana); the Massingir Dam (Mozambique); the Mapochs (South Africa); and Guyu-Chelesa in Zimbabwe.

The main aim of implementing SLM activities at a pilot scale is to reduce land degradation, such as sedimentation, and enhance land productivity, creating opportunities for replication and scaling through socio-economic benefits, including payment for ecosystem services models.

At the workshop, LIMCOM shared its experience in implementing community-led land restoration initiatives within the Limpopo River Basin, including highlighting the demonstrated link between SLM practices, reduced sedimentation and improved land productivity.

LIMCOM also shared lessons on the integration of SLM into transboundary water and land governance frameworks, emphasizing the need for Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) policy mainstreaming and the promotion of South-South cooperation across Africa.