Dr. Rima Mekdaschi Studer

2023

Critchley, William; Harari, Nicole; Mollee, Eefke; Mekdaschi-Studer, Rima; Eichenberger, Joana (2023). Sustainable Land Management and Climate Change Adaptation for Small-Scale Land Users in Sub-Saharan Africa. Land, 12(6), p. 1206. MDPI 10.3390/land12061206

Harari, Nicole; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Bastidas Fegan, Soledad; Schlingloff, Stefan; Brès, Aurélie (eds.) (2023). Promoting sustainable land management through evidence-based decision support (In Press). Rome, Italy: FAO 10.4060/cc6118en

2022

Ziadat, Feras; Berkat, Omar; Ouchna, Rochdi; Touami, Mouna; Fetsi, Theodora; Harari, Nicole; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Schlingloff, Stefan (2022). Participatory land resources planning to promote sustainable landscape management in rainfed areas-Morocco. Frontiers in sustainable food systems, 6 Frontiers 10.3389/fsufs.2022.848043

2020

Blesić, Milenko; Harari, Nicole; Bajrić, Muhamed; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Ljuša, Melisa; Ognjenović, Dragana; Schlingloff, Stefan; Čustović, Hamid (2020). Case studies from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the WOCAT database. In: Čustović, Hamid; Ljuša, Melisa; Schlingloff, Stefan (eds.) Sustainable Land Management - Approaches and Practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (pp. 201-231). Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: University of Sarajevo; Facultiy of Agriculture and Food Sciences

2019

Jendoubi, Donia; Harari, Nicole; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima (2019). Vers une Gestion Durable des Terres (GDT). Une collection des bonnes pratiques en Tunisie [Textbook] . Aide à la décision pour l'intégration et l'extension de la gestion durable des terres. FAO Organisation de Nation Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture, Global Environment Facility, Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi, Rima (2019). Sustainable rangeland management in Sub-Saharan Africa-Guidelines to good practice (conference edition). Washington D.C., USA; Bern, Switzerland: World Bank Group (WBG) and Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern

2017

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Moll, Peter; Zander, Ute (2017). Making sense of research for sustainable land management. Bern, Leipzig: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE), University of Bern and Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research GmbH – UFZ

2016

Mekdaschi, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Liniger, Hanspeter (2016). Sharing knowledge to spread sustainable land management. In: Chabay, Ilan; Frick, Martin; Helgeson, Jennifer (eds.) Land restoration: Reclaiming landscapes for a sustainable future (pp. 543-545). Cambridge, USA: Academic Press

Liniger, Hanspeter; Harari, Nicole; Schwilch, Gudrun; Providoli, Isabelle; Mekdaschi, Rima (2016). Upscaling SLM by proving overall benefits and improving knowledge sharing and evidence-based decision making (Unpublished). In: Global Land Project - Open Science Meeting. Beijing, China. 24.-27.10.2016.

2015

Liniger, Hanspeter; Bunning, Sally; Harari, Nicole; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Nachtergaele, Freddy (2015). Decision support framework for mainstreaming and scaling-up sustainable land management. In: Hubert, Bernard; Broin, Melanie (eds.) UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference. Book of Abstracts. Cancún, Mexico. 09.03.-12.03.2015.

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Gurtner, Mathias (2015). Recent advances in the development and application of tools to share and use local and scientific knowledge related to sustainable land management - the WOCAT network. In: Hubert, Bernard; Broin, Melanie (eds.) UNCCD 3rd Scientific Conference. Book of Abstracts. Cancún, Mexico. 09.03.-12.03.2015.

Hurni, Hans; Giger, Markus; Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Messerli, Peter; Portner, Brigitte; Schwilch, Gudrun; Wolfgramm, Bettina; Breu, Thomas Michael (2015). Soils, agriculture and food security: The interplay between ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Current opinion in environmental sustainability, 15, pp. 25-34. Elsevier 10.1016/j.cosust.2015.07.009

Schwilch, Gudrun; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Liniger, Hanspeter (2015). Sharing evidence of sustainable land management impacts. Geophysical research abstracts, 17. Copernicus Publications

Guinand, Yves; Demenge, Jonathan; Giger, Markus; Gämperli, Ursula; Mekdaschi-Studer, Rima (2015). Fighting desertification, supporting healthy and productive land: Opportunities for greener land - time to act. Bern, Switzerland: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

2014

Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Grandchamp, Guillaume (2014). 16th Share Fair and International Workshop and Steering Meeting Proceedings: Progress, Methods, Outputs, Plan of Action, Organisation, 16th WWSM, Pretoria, South Africa, 27 May - 1 June 2013, WOCAT, Bern, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

Mekdaschi, Rima; Zähringer, Julie; Gurtner, Mathias (2014). Diagnostic and evaluation of the agricultural potentials and examples of good soil and water conservation and soil defence and restoration practices adapted to the MENA desert zones: Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Desert ecosystems and livelihoods knowledge sharing and coordination project (DELP) for the benefit of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia Bern, Switzerland: World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)

2013

Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Liniger, Hanspeter (2013). La collecte de l'eau: directives pour de bonnes pratiques. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment

Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Liniger, Hanspeter (2013). Water harvesting: guidelines to good practice. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment

Liniger, Hanspeter; Schwilch, Gudrun; Mekdaschi, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Bunning, Sally; Biancalani, Riccardo; van Lynden, Godert (2013). Tools for better SLM knowledge management and informed decision-making in addressing land degradation at different scales: the WOCAT–LADA–DESIRE methodology. In: 2nd UNCCD Scientific Conference. Bonn, Deutschland. 9.-12. Apr. 2013.

Schwilch, Gudrun; Mekdaschi, Rima; Liniger, Hanspeter (2013). Desertification mitigation and water harvesting based on sustainable land management (Submitted). In: DesertLand: International Conference on Desertification and Land Degradation. Ghent, Belgien. 17.-18. Jun. 2013.

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle (2013). Promoting best practices in sustainable land management. Rural 21: the international journal for rural development, 47(3), pp. 14-15. DLG

2012

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Providoli, Isabelle; Giger, Markus; Wolfgramm, Bettina (2012). A framework for documentation and evaluation of sustainable land management: Climate change: Knowledge for developing SLM adaptation strategies. Bern: Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)

2011

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Hauert, Christine; Gurtner, Mats (2011). La pratique de la gestion durable des terres: Directives et bonnes pratiques en Afrique subsaharienne, FAO, Rome, Italy Bern: Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern

Liniger, Hanspeter; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Hauert, Christine; Gurtner, Mats (2011). Sustainable Land Management in Practice: Guidelines and Best Practices for Sub-Saharan Africa, FAO, Rome, Italy Bern: Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern

Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Liniger, Hanspeter (2011). Knowledge Management and Decision Support for Sustainable Land Management: A common global Knowledge Management (KM) platform for up-scaling of Sustainable Land Management (SLM). Bern: Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern

Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Liniger, Hanspeter; Schwilch, Gudrun (2011). The LADA-WOCAT-DESIRE partnership: Centre for Development and Environment. Bern: Geographisches Institut der Universität Bern

Providoli, Isabelle; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima (2011). 15th Share Fair and International Workshop and Steering Meeting Proceedings: Progress, Methods, Outputs, Plan of Action, Organisation, 15th WWSM, Bishkek and Naryn, Kyrgyzstan, 21-27 June 2011, WOCAT, Bern, Switzerland

2008

Liniger, Hanspeter; Critchley, William; Gurtner, Mats; Schwilch, Gudrun; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima; Hauert, Christine (2008). "Where the land is greener" - Documenting and Evaluating No-Till Knowledge and Experiences. In: Goddard, Tom; Zoebisch, Michael A.; Gan, Yantai; Ellis, Wyn; Watson, Alex; Sombatpanit, Samran (eds.) No-Till Farming Systems. Special Publication: Vol. 3 (pp. 469-475). Bangkok: World Association of Soil and Water Conservation

2007

Liniger, Hanspeter; Critchley, William; Gurtner, Mats; Schwilch, Gudrun; Mekdaschi Studer, Rima (eds.) (2007). Where the land is greener: Case studies and analysis of soil and water conservation initiatives worldwide. Wageningen et al.: World Overview of Conservation Approaches and Technologies (WOCAT)