A Transdisciplinary Approach to Bridging the Science–Policy–Development Gaps in Sustainable Land Management

Nigussie Haregeweyn1,2, Atsushi Tsunekawa3, Mitsuru Tsubo3, Ayele Almaw Fenta3,4, Kindiye Ebabu Gelaw3, Eddy J Langendoen5,6, Ermias Betemariam7 and Jean William Poesen8, (1)Tottori University, Tottori, Japan, (2)International Platform for Dryland Research and Education, Tottori University, Tottori 680-0001, Japan, Tottori, Japan, (3)Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, 1390 Hamasaka, Tottori 680-0001, Japan, Tottori, Japan, (4)Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan, Tottori, Japan, (5)USDA ARS, Pendleton, OR, United States, (6)USDA-ARS National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, United States, (7)World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya, (8)Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium