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2009
‘Land degradation’ means the reduction and loss of the biological or economic productivity caused by land use change or by a physical process or a combination of the two. ‘Land’ means the terrestrial bio-productive system that comprises soil, vegetation, and other biota and the ecological and hydrological processes that operate within the system (UNEP ...
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‘Land degradation’ means the reduction and loss of the biological or economic productivity caused by land use change or by a physical process or a combination of the two. ‘Land’ means the terrestrial bio-productive system that comprises soil, vegetation, and other biota and the ecological and hydrological processes that operate within the system (UNEP ...
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Agricultural Land Degradation in Argentina
2022Fil: Schiavo, Hugo Francisco Gabriel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Fisicoquímicas y Naturales. Instituto de Ciencias de la Tierra, Biodiversidad y Ambiente; Argentina.
Fernández, Diego Sebastián +6 more
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Connotative land degradation mapping: A knowledge-based approach to land degradation assessment
Environmental Modelling & Software, 2013Land degradation mapping is a problem-solving task that aims to provide information for allocating budgets and materials to counter the deterioration of land resources. Typically, it entails the implementation of a set of indicators in a GIS to appraise the severity of land degradation across a territory. Nevertheless, the selection of these indicators
Luis A. Bojórquez-Tapia +2 more
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Land Degradation and Ecosystem Services
2013Destructive land use is driving long-term losses of ecosystem function and productivity. Satellite measurements of Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) since 1981 provide a global yardstick, revealing that a quarter of the land surface has been degrading over the last quarter of a century; every continent and biome is affected with Africa ...
Bai, Zhanguo +3 more
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Recent Land Degradation and Improvement in China
AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment, 2009Land degradation is a global development and environment issue that afflicts China more than most countries in terms of the extent, economic impact, and number of people affected. Up-to-date, quantitative information is needed to support policy and action for food and water security, economic development, and environmental integrity. Data for a defined,
Bai, Z.G., Dent, D.L.
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Population growth and land degradation
GeoJournal, 1993The author examines the relationship between population growth and land degradation in the developing world. The focus is on the process of desertification in arid regions. (ANNOTATION)
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Exploring the multiple land degradation pathways across the planet
Earth-Science Reviews, 2021Remus Pravalie
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