It is increasingly recognized that tackling land degradation through more sustainable land management
(SLM) depends on incorporating multiple perspectives using a variety of methods at multiple scales,
including the perspectives of those who manage and/or use the land. This paper reports experience
implementing a previously proposed methodological framework that is designed to facilitate knowledge
sharing between researchers and stakeholders about land degradation severity and extent, and SLM options.
Empirical findings are presented from the Botswana site of the EU-funded Desertification and Remediation
of Land (DESIRE) project. The paper reflects upon the challenges and benefits of the proposed framework,
and identifies a number of benefits, notably related to insights arising from the integration of local and
scientific knowledge, and the ownership of the SLM strategies that emerged from the process. However,
implementing the framework was not without challenges, and levels of poverty and formal education may
limit the implementation of the framework in some developing world contexts.