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Study of methodology for the determination of environmental protection costs and their impact on the effectiveness of land management in case Uzbekistan [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The importance of include environmental costs in the evaluation of land management projects—particularly with regard to agricultural activities in irrigated areas—is covered in this article.
Avezbaev Sadulla, Sharipov Sayfiddin, Soatov Oybek, Ismailov Timur   +3 more
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The challenges of rehabilitating denuded patches of a semi-arid environment in Kenya [PDF]

, 2010
Land degradation is a major problem in the semi-arid environments of Sub-Saharan Africa. Fighting land degradation is essential to ensure the sustainable and long-term productivity of the habited semiarid lands.
Clavel, D., Ekaya, W.N., Francis, J., Kaufmann, R., Von, Mganga, K.Z., Muiri, W.M., Musimba, N.K.R., Mwangombe, A.W., Nyangito, M.M., Nyariki, D.M., Verhagen, J.   +10 more
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Land Degradation – Its Extent and Determinants in Mountainous Regions of Himachal Pradesh [PDF]

The study has been undertaken with the objectives of finding the extent of land degradation and its determinants in the mountainous regions of Himachal Pradesh by dividing the state into four zones.
Gupta, Sonika, Sharma, R.K.
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Relationships between vegetation indices and surface reflectance: Implications for detecting and monitoring sandification in arid regions

Ecological Indicators
Terminal lakes in arid regions are increasingly vulnerable to sandification under water scarcity and climate stress. Taking the Qingtu Lake region in China’s Shiyang River Basin as a case study, we evaluated different vegetation indices and surface ...
Yifan Yue, Wenzhi Zhao, Rentao Liu
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The context of REDD+ in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: drivers, agents and institutions [PDF]

, 2013
This report explores the drivers (both direct and indirect) of deforestation and forest degradation and discusses the political, economic and social opportunities and constraints that will influence the design and implementation of REDD+ in Laos.
Castella, Jean-Christophe, Lestrelin, Guillaume, Pham Thu Thuy,, Phanvilay, Khamla, Thongmanivong, Sithong, Trockenbrodt, Michael, Vongvisouk, Thoumthone   +6 more
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Siccità e Land Degradation

Siccità, scarsità e crisi idriche
La Land Degradation (LD - perdita persistente della capacità produttiva delle terre) è un fenomeno complesso generato da differenti processi naturali e antropici che interagiscono su diverse scale spazio-temporali. In tale ambito, un problema cruciale riguarda l’interazione tra siccità e clima locale nell’innescare o inasprire fenomeni di LD.
Vito Imbrenda, Maria Adamo, Cristina Tarantino, Rosa Coluzzi, Mariagrazia D’Emilio, Maria Lanfredi, Caterina Samela, Tiziana Simoniello, Monica Garnier   +8 more
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STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AND REDUCE LAND DEGRADATION: EVIDENCE FROM UGANDA [PDF]

This paper estimates a structural econometric model of household decisions regarding income strategies, participation in programs and organizations, crop choices, land management, and labor use, and their implications for agricultural production and land
Jagger, Pamela, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L., Ssali, Henry, Sserunkuuma, Dick   +4 more
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A Fifty-Year Sustainability Assessment of Italian Agro-Forest Districts [PDF]

, 2016
DistrictAs cropland management and land use shifted towards more intensive practices, global land degradation increased drastically. Understanding relationships between ecological and socioeconomic drivers of soil and landscape degradation within these
Clemente, Matteo, Grigoriadis, Efstathios, Ranalli, Flavia, Salvati, Luca, Zitti, Marco   +4 more
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Plant-root-litter-soil C, N, P stoichiometry and plant phosphorus accumulation and utilization response to warming and phosphorus input in desert steppe

Global Ecology and Conservation
Nutrient cycling in desert steppe can be affected by continuous climate warming and exogenous nutrient inputs. This would alter plant nutrient uptake and utilization, affecting the plant production and service functions of desert ecosystems.
Lingxia Feng, Bing Cao
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The Influence of Asset and Access Poverty on Crop Production and Land Degradation in Uganda [PDF]

This study investigated the linkages between poverty, agricultural productivity and land degradation in Uganda. Results show that farmers in the study region of Uganda deplete about 1.2% of the nutrient stock stored in the topsoil per year, leading to a ...
Kaizzi, Crammer, Nkonya, Ephraim M., Pender, John L.   +2 more
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