Table 1 Example of sustainability threshold matrix for extensive grazing in the semi-arid rangelands of country y .
| KEY MEASURE | THERSHOLD Range 1-10 | WEIGHTING 1-3 | SCORE | ||
| Poor/Low 1-3 | Moderate 4-7 | Good/High 8-10 | |||
| Soil erosion risk | 8 | - | - | 3 | 24 |
| Soil fertility | 3 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| Vegetative cover | - | 5 | - | 3 | 15 |
| Water availability | - | 4 | - | 3 | 12 |
| Livestock health risk | 3 | - | - | 2 | 6 |
| Stocking Rate | - | - | 8 | 1 | 8 |
| Market Price | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Common pool mgmt. | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| Nutrition (human) | - | 4 | - | 2 | 8 |
| Average Income | - | - | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 5 | 3 | 2 | NA | =9 |