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Desertification research in Argentina [PDF]
, 2015 Latin America, Argentina is second -behind Brazil- in extent of drylands: 55 percent of its territory. Research on desertification and dryland degradation has a lengthy tradition, being undertaken even prior to the establishment of the United Nations ...
Ruiz Perez, Manuel +4 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Plant biostimulants are substances that are obtained from a variety of sources and are applied in minute quantities to enhance plant growth and vigor. In this review we detail how the use of plant biostimulants may contribute to efforts to achieving a number of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Patrick Quille +3 more
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Desertification mitigation and water harvesting based on sustainable land management [PDF]
, 2013 Traditionally, desertification research has focused on degradation assessments, whereas prevention and mitigation strategies have not sufficiently been emphasised, although the concept of sustainable land management (SLM) is increasingly being ...
Schwilch, Gudrun +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.Xylella fastidiosa is a major plant pathogen affecting crops such as grapes, citrus, almonds, and olives, with potentially severe consequences for agricultural production and rural livelihoods worldwide. This paper examines the conflict around the management of the X. fastidiosa outbreak affecting olive trees in southern Italy.
Fabio Gatti +2 more
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Carsologica SinicaSouthwest China is one of the three largest continuous karst clusters in the world; therefore, studies on karst rocky desertification in this area are very important.
Kaikai HE +7 more
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Economic Policy and Desertification in Arid and Semi-arid Developing Countries [PDF]
Environmental degradation in arid and semi-arid regions often results from trade-offs between immediate and long-term needs. Ecological (and ultimately economic) benefits of restrained, sustainable resource use are well-understood by scientists, and are ...
Mark Speece
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Ground‐based robotic remote sensing for standardized biodiversity monitoring in coastal habitats
Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.Illustrated workflow of the proposed citizen‐to‐robot monitoring pipeline: (i) expert‐validated citizen observations are translated into AI models, (ii) deployed on a ground‐based robotic platform for proximal sensing of coastal dune habitats, (iii) enabling standardized detection of ecological targets (e.g., Pancratium maritimum & Brithys crini), and (
Giovanni Di Lorenzo +5 more
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Desertification monitoring as a tool to improve environmental security
, 2009 The concretisation of sustainable development and the improvement in living conditions of populations affected by desertification require adequate tools to assess and monitor land degradation.
Enne G, Colombo V. V. F., ZUCCA, Claudio
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Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The dynamic nature of small islands being geographically isolated and their perceived connectedness with global networks complicates research attempts to draw general conclusions on whether insularity leads to marginalization or strengthens their resilience for sustainable development.
Toheeb Lekan Jolaosho +2 more
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Desertification : M. Mainguet, Desertification-Natural background and human Mismanagement
, 1992 Beaudet Gaston. Desertification : M. Mainguet, Desertification-Natural background and human Mismanagement. In: Annales de Géographie, t. 101, n°568, 1992. pp.
Beaudet, Gaston
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