Data Sets Indicators And Methods To Assess Land Degradation In Drylands
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Author |
: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher |
: Food & Agriculture Org. |
Total Pages |
: 128 |
Release |
: 2003 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9251049254 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789251049259 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Data Sets, Indicators and Methods to Assess Land Degradation in Drylands by : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Includes CD-ROM on inside back cover
Author |
: Eva Nora Mueller |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 388 |
Release |
: 2013-08-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789400757271 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9400757271 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands by : Eva Nora Mueller
This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.
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 |
: |
Publisher |
: World Bank Publications |
Total Pages |
: 78 |
Release |
: 1995 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0821335111 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780821335116 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Quality Indicators by :
Spanish edition (Reformas Laborales y Economicas en America Latina y el Caribe). Examines key aspects of labor market conditions as they are affected by the economic reforms that are integrating Latin American and Caribbean economies with world markets. Also available: English edition (ISBN 0-8213-3348-8) Stock No. 13348; Portuguese edition (ISBN 0-8213-3502-2) Stock No. 13502.
Author |
: Cathy Lee |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 816 |
Release |
: 2008-11-14 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402069703 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1402069707 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Future of Drylands by : Cathy Lee
Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.
Author |
: Ajai |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 401 |
Release |
: 2022-03-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781351115612 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1351115618 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis Desertification and Land Degradation by : Ajai
Desertification and land degradation are complex phenomena, and we need to understand their causes, consequences, and means to mitigate and combat their impact. Therefore, this book aims to explain the concept and characteristics of drylands, desert and desertification, land degradation, wastelands, and the concept of ecosystem services. It also discusses various types of processes of land degradations, their characteristics, physics and indicators along with mapping, monitoring and assessment of methods involved. Concept of Ocean Biological Deserts is discussed along with international and regional efforts towards combating land degradation and desertification. Key Features: • Provides all the aspect of desertification and land degradation at one place • Includes comprehensive methods to monitor different desertification/land degradation processes • Comprehensive overview of the mapping, monitoring and modelling techniques • Role of space borne data in identifying, monitoring and combating desertification is evaluated and reported with real case studies • Explains the concept of ocean biological deserts, their characteristics and mapping
Author |
: Pandi Zdruli |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 656 |
Release |
: 2010-07-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9789048186570 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9048186579 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (70 Downloads) |
Synopsis Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation by : Pandi Zdruli
Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continental and international perspectives dealing with land degradation and desertification studies. The book assembles various topics of interest for a large audience. They include carbon sequestration and stocks, modern techniques to trace the trends of land degradation, traditional and modern approaches of resource-base conservation, soil fertility management, reforestation, rangeland rehabilitation, land use planning, GIS techniques in desertification risk cartography, participatory ecosystem management, policy analyses and possible plans for action. Various climatic domains in Africa, Asia, Europe and The Americas are covered. The book will be of interest to a variety of environmental scientists, agronomists, national and international policy makers and a number of organizations dealing with sustainable management of natural resources.
Author |
: Cathy Lee |
Publisher |
: Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages |
: 816 |
Release |
: 2008-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781402069697 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1402069693 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (97 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Future of Drylands by : Cathy Lee
Drylands have been cradles to some of the world’s greatest civilizations, and contemporary dryland communities feature rich and unique cultures. Dryland ecosystems support a surprising amount of biodiversity. Desertification, however, is a significant land degradation problem in the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions of the world. Deterioration of soil and plant cover has adversely affected 70% of the world’s drylands as a result of extended droughts as well as mismanagement of range and cultivated lands. The situation is likely to worsen with high population growth rates and accompanying land-use conflicts. The contributions to The Future of Drylands – an international scientific conference held under the leadership of UNESCO – address these issues and offer practical solutions for combating desertification along with conserving and sustainably managing dryland ecosystems. Major themes include the conservation of dryland biological and cultural diversity and the human dryland interface. This volume documents how our improved understanding of drylands provides insight into the health and future prospects of these precious ecosystems that should help ensure that dryland communities enjoy a sustainable future.
Author |
: |
Publisher |
: IDRC |
Total Pages |
: 179 |
Release |
: 1996 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780889367944 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0889367949 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Synopsis Grassroots Indicators for Desertification by :
Author |
: Genesis T. Yengoh |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 123 |
Release |
: 2015-11-11 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783319241128 |
ISBN-13 |
: 3319241125 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Synopsis Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Assess Land Degradation at Multiple Scales by : Genesis T. Yengoh
This report examines the scientific basis for the use of remotely sensed data, particularly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), primarily for the assessment of land degradation at different scales and for a range of applications, including resilience of agro-ecosystems. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of investigations, primarily from the scientific peer-reviewed literature but also non-journal sources. The literature review has been corroborated by interviews with leading specialists in the field. The report reviews the use of NDVI for a range of themes related to land degradation, including land cover change, drought monitoring and early warning systems, desertification processes, greening trends, soil erosion and salinization, vegetation burning and recovery after fire, biodiversity loss, and soil carbon. This SpringerBrief also discusses the limits of the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment and potential for future directions of use. A substantial body of peer-reviewed research lends unequivocal support for the use of coarse-resolution time series of NDVI data for studying vegetation dynamics at global, continental and sub-continental levels. There is compelling evidence that these data are highly correlated with biophysically meaningful vegetation characteristics such as photosynthetic capacity and primary production that are closely related to land degradation and to agroecosystem resilience.