examples of such initiatives are the cst initiative box the lake chad sustainable development support program prodebalt appendix b and the ggwssi box the cst initiative includes management of ecosystems and ecosystem services as well as equitable use of natural resources and agrobiodiversity while prodebalt aims to restore the productivity of the lake chads ecosystems catie nd working across forestry and agriculture ensures that ecosystem functions are taken into account and that practices related to protection restoration and management of biodiversity and ecosystem services and processes are taken into account munang et al however in relation to agriculture eba is the implementation of agricultural management practices that use biodiversity ecosystem services or ecological processes at field farm or landscape level to build robust food systems and reduce and adapt to the impacts of climate change and climate variability vignola etal