The Knowledge Base is an Internet-based tool that facilitates the access, the exchange and methodical accumulation of key knowledge to implement Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Africa. It has been developed by the TerrAfrica Partnership.

The Knowledge Base contains a large selection of information resources related to SLM in Africa. These resources comprise the most relevant information available for African countries and partners to scale-up SLM. Information comes in different formats including text documents, multimedia documents, maps, statistics, websites, etc. The initial screening of these resources was based on quality and relevance criteria and new resources are easily added by registered users on a regular basis.

The Knowledge Base is not an exhaustive repository of documents nor a utility for socializing. It is not a news aggregator about SLM events. Rather it is designed to be a user-friendly tool to connect SLM stakeholders, foster collaboration and promote the scaling-up of SLM practices across Africa.

Click on the icons on the left navigation menu to:

1. Browse by the shared SLM vision of partners: the information resources have been organized hierarchically in chapters and sub-chapters based on themes developped in the shared SLM vision. Summaries of key available knowledge have been prepared for each of the 4 chapters and 12 sub-chapters.
2. Search engines: find information using simple free-text search engines
3. Country portals: contain a list of all the countries for which we have information resources. Just click on any flag to view the list of resources related to that country.

The Knowledge Base has been developped by FAO with the support of the World Bank. More information can be found in this short information sheet.