Materials and Methods
This paper draws on insights from more than five years of work of a consortium of NGOs on land tenure security and improved agricultural practices in Burundi. It utilizes evaluations of two land tenure projects in Burundi, financed by the government of the Netherlands and USAID based on the Fit For Purpose Land Administration Approach (Enemark et al 2016) and evaluations of a (climate smart) agriculture project based on the innovative PIP (Plan Integré Paysan/Integrated Farm Planning) approach, developed by Wageningen University (van Duivenbooden et al 2015). The outcomes of these projects are assessed and opportunities to improve both approaches through creating mutually reinforcing effects identified. Based on this comparative assessment an integrated approach is sketched which promises to address significant shortcomings that hinder sustainable and broad-scale achievements in fighting soil erosion in Burundi and which has a potential to be adapted in other contexts. The paper is based on a broader assessment of the literature on sustainable land management in developing and in particular post-conflict countries.