The Global Environmental Benefits Of Land Degradation Control On Agricultural Land
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Author |
: Stefano Pagiola |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 112 |
Release |
: 1999-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821344218 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821344217 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Global Environmental Benefits of Land Degradation Control on Agricultural Land by : Stefano Pagiola
This book focuses on the global effects of land degradation, but emphasizes other important levels of land degradation: at the field level, it may result in reduced productivity; at the national level, it may cause flooding, and sedimentation; and, at the global level, it can contribute to climate changes, damaging bio-diversity, and international waters. The effects on climate changes are explored, and the report questions the extent to which land degradation on agricultural land, affects climate change. Does it increase emissions of greenhouse gases? Does it affect land's capacity to serve as a carbon sink? Can appropriate management enhance both land's productivity, and its capacity to store carbon? The carbon cycle in soils is analyzed, indicating land degradation is likely to reduce the ability of soils to serve as carbon sink, and release stored carbon into the atmosphere, and, bio-diversity effects are likely to be adverse. Global benefits of land degradation control, include afforestation, to allow increased carbon sequestration, and provide adequate bio-diversity habitats; and, community-based wildlife management, can provide alternatives to some marginal areas. Although integrating global dimensions into land degradation control projects, may reverse the field level, or national problems it is causing, difficulties and constraints will likely contribute to the failure of these projects.
Author |
: Stefano Pagiola |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 66 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015042987126 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Global Environmental Benefits of Land Degradation Control on Agricultural Land by : Stefano Pagiola
This book focuses on the global effects of land degradation, but emphasizes other important levels of land degradation: at the field level, it may result in reduced productivity; at the national level, it may cause flooding, and sedimentation; and, at the global level, it can contribute to climate changes, damaging bio-diversity, and international waters. The effects on climate changes are explored, and the report questions the extent to which land degradation on agricultural land, affects climate change. Does it increase emissions of greenhouse gases? Does it affect land's capacity to serve as a carbon sink? Can appropriate management enhance both land's productivity, and its capacity to store carbon? The carbon cycle in soils is analyzed, indicating land degradation is likely to reduce the ability of soils to serve as carbon sink, and release stored carbon into the atmosphere, and, bio-diversity effects are likely to be adverse. Global benefits of land degradation control, include afforestation, to allow increased carbon sequestration, and provide adequate bio-diversity habitats; and, community-based wildlife management, can provide alternatives to some marginal areas. Although integrating global dimensions into land degradation control projects, may reverse the field level, or national problems it is causing, difficulties and constraints will likely contribute to the failure of these projects.
Author |
: Ephraim Nkonya |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 695 |
Release |
: 2015-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319191683 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319191683 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Synopsis Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development by : Ephraim Nkonya
This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Author |
: Ndegwa Ndiang'ui |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 629 |
Release |
: 2007-08-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783540724377 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3540724370 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (77 Downloads) |
Synopsis Climate and Land Degradation by : Ndegwa Ndiang'ui
Based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania, this book presents state-of-the-art papers, real world applications, and innovative techniques for combating land degradation. It offers recommendations for effectively using weather and climate information for sustainable land management practices.
Author |
: World Bank |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 112 |
Release |
: 2006-06-23 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780821365984 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0821365983 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (84 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sustainable Land Management by : World Bank
Land is the integrating component of all livelihoods depending on farm, forest, rangeland, or water (rivers, lakes, coastal marine) habitats. Due to varying political, social, and economic factors, the heavy use of natural resources to supply a rapidly growing global population and economy has resulted in the unintended mismanagement and degradation of land and ecosystems. 'Sustainable Land Management' provides strategic focus to the implementation of sustainable land management (SLM) components of the World Bank's development strategies. SLM is a knowledge-based procedure that integrates land, water, biodiversity, and environmental management to meet rising food and fiber demands while sustaining livelihoods and the environment. This book, aimed at policy makers, project managers, and development organization, articulates priorities for investment in SLM and natural resource management and identifies the policy, institutional, and incentive reform options that will accelerate the adoption of SLM productivity improvements and pro-poor growth.
Author |
: Joachim von Braun |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2013-08-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400770614 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400770618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Synopsis Marginality by : Joachim von Braun
This book takes a new approach on understanding causes of extreme poverty and promising actions to address it. Its focus is on marginality being a root cause of poverty and deprivation. “Marginality” is the position of people on the edge, preventing their access to resources, freedom of choices, and the development of capabilities. The book is research based with original empirical analyses at local, national, and local scales; book contributors are leaders in their fields and have backgrounds in different disciplines. An important message of the book is that economic and ecological approaches and institutional innovations need to be integrated to overcome marginality. The book will be a valuable source for development scholars and students, actors that design public policies, and for social innovators in the private sector and non-governmental organizations.
Author |
: Douglas L. Johnson |
Publisher |
: Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages |
: 324 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0742519481 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780742519480 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Degradation by : Douglas L. Johnson
Land Degradation explores the substantial decrease in an area's biological productivity or usefulness to humans due to human activities. The second edition of Johnson and Lewis's well-received text thoroughly examines this growing area of study using a global perspective, as well as up-to-date information. The various case studies cover the history of land degradation, look at local and regional effects of human interactions with the environment, and compare creative destruction with destructive creation.
Author |
: Abiud Kaswamila |
Publisher |
: BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages |
: 126 |
Release |
: 2016-10-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789535127062 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9535127063 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Degradation and Desertification by : Abiud Kaswamila
Land degradation which is caused by multiple forces-extreme weather conditions and anthropogenic activities that pollute or degrade the quality of soils and land utility-negatively affects food production, livelihoods, and the provision of other ecosystem goods and services. Land degradation can also lead to climate change and affect human health. The problem is more pronounced in least developing countries due to overdependence of natural resources for survival. Sustainable ways to reduce land degradation and desertification demand research and advocacy of sustainable land management practices. This book is organized into two sections. The first section covers three major aspects, viz., an understanding of patterns of land degradation and desertification for developing mitigation strategies, land-atmosphere interaction from response of land cover to climate change effects of Karst rocky desertification, and the effect of unprecedented human activity into land degradation and desertification processes using natural and human-induced landscape research. The last section dwells on the relationship between soil degradation and crop production and an examination on how land degradation impacts the quality of soil in communal rangelands. Environmentalists, land-use planners, ecologists, pedologists, researchers, and graduate students will find this book to be an essential resource.
Author |
: Sara J. Scherr |
Publisher |
: Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Total Pages |
: 77 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780896296312 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0896296318 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soil Degradation by : Sara J. Scherr
Evaluating the impact of soil degradation o food security. Past and present effects of soil degradation. Future effects of soil degradation and threats to developing-country food security. Policy and research priorities.
Author |
: Keith Daniel Wiebe |
Publisher |
: Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 478 |
Release |
: 2003-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1781956979 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781781956977 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security by : Keith Daniel Wiebe
'Action is needed to fight poverty by sustaining the environment and the use of natural resources. Land Quality, Agricultural Productivity, and Food Security explores a range of factors driving food security. The book offers an assessment to link quality of the available land resources with productivity of land and the ability to ensure food security. It offers a mixture of broad-scale assessments across the globe, with detailed case studies, deepening our understanding of economics and decision-making mechanisms. It is recommended to researchers, as well as actors in the private and public domain, who are keen to improve their understanding of the appropriate actions that ensure food security in the decade to come.' - Floor Brouwer, Agricultural Economics Research Institute (LEI), The Hague, The Netherlands Land quality and land degradation affect agricultural productivity and food security, but quantifying these relationships has been difficult. Data are extremely limited and outcomes are sensitive to the choices that farmers make. The contributors to this book - including soil scientists, geographers, and economists - analyse data on soils, climate, land cover, agricultural inputs and outputs, and a variety of socio-economic factors to provide new insights into three key issues: * the extent to which differences in land quality generate differences in agricultural productivity across countries * how farmers' responses to differences or changes in land quality are influenced by economic, environmental, and institutional factors, and * whether land degradation over time threatens productivity growth and food security at local, regional, and global levels.