The SLMP wasa six-year project (Februray 2006 to June 2012 – further extended to June 2013) funded by Global Environment Facility (GEF) through the World Bank with grant amount of USD 7.6m and parallel funding from DANIDA & RGoB. The project, which was initiated as a response to the emerging land degradation problem in the country, washosted at the National Soil Services Centre (NSSC) under the Department of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture & Forests (MoAF). The project details can be obtained from the Project Terminal Report available from the Center.