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POPULATION AND LAND DEGRADATION [PDF]

In this paper, we argue that there exist no significant direct links between human populations and their environments and that the intervening processes create the context within which land degradation occurs.
Clay, Daniel C., Guizlo, Mark, Wallace, Sally   +2 more
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Economics of land degradation in Eastern Africa [PDF]

, 2014
Land degradation remains a serious impediment to improving livelihoods in the Eastern Africa region. This working paper presents a general overview of the state and extent of land degradation in East Africa, explores its proximate and underlying drivers,
Kirui, Oliver Kiptoo, Mirzabaev, Alisher
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Environmental Perceptions and Behavioral Change of Hillside Farmers: The Case of Haiti [PDF]

Land degradation is one of the most serious problems facing resource-poor tropical hillside farmers. Studies examining determinants of farmers’ decisions to invest in land improvement technologies have focused on economic and financial factors ...
Bayard, Budry, Jolly, Curtis M.
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Efek Penggunaan Lahan terhadap Degradasi Tanah pada Kebun Campuran di Kecamatan Kairatu Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat Propinsi Maluku [PDF]

, 2018
Land use is the most influential factor in soil degradation due to erosion. The objectives of this research are to know the level of land degradation and the factors that influence the land use area, the upper vegetation density and the lower vegetation ...
Osok, R. M. (Rafael), Talakua, S. M. (Silwanus)   +1 more
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Land degradation in Ethiopia: What do stoves have to do with it? [PDF]

Land degradation is a particularly vexing problem in developing countries; as forests are depleted, crop residues and dung are used for fuel, which degrades cropland.
Daan van Soest, G. Cornelis van Kooten, Zenebe Gebreegziabher   +2 more
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Use of Variable Matrices of Land Cover Changes for the Assessment of Land Dynamics Based on the Indicators of Land Degradation Neutrality

Russian Journal of Earth Sciences
The article presents the results of land degradation assessment for the Ryazan and Tula regions based on the concept of land degradation neutrality (LDN).
Kust German, Lobkovskiy Vasiliy, Lobkovskaya Ludmila, Podlesnov Vladimir, Movchan Michail, Antipova Anna   +5 more
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Global land degradation hotspots based on multiple methods and indicators

Ecological Indicators
Land degradation is a major impediment to achieving sustainable development. However, there is currently no harmonized global map of land degradation status and hotspots. This paper aims to obtain the status and hotspots map of global land degradation by
Kang Jiang, Adriaan J. Teuling, Xiao Chen, Na Huang, Jialin Wang, Ziyuan Zhang, Riping Gao, Jingyu Men, Zhenzhen Zhang, Yao Wu, Linlin Cai, Zhefan Huang, Zice Ma, Zhihua Pan   +13 more
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Responses of Soil Collembolans to Land Degradation in a Black Soil Region in China. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023
Ma C, Nie R, Du G.
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Desertification and Agrifood Systems: Restoration of Degraded Agricultural Lands in the Arab Region

Agriculture
The FAO estimates that 1660 million hectares globally are degraded due to human activities, with over 60% of this degradation affecting agricultural lands, including croplands and pastures.
Feras Ziadat, Giulia Conchedda, Fidaa Haddad, Jeremiah Njeru, Aurélie Brès, Mona Dawelbait, Lifeng Li   +6 more
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Improving Indonesia's Forest and Land Governance: Using a Delphi Approach to Identify Efficacious Interventions [PDF]

, 2012
It is now recognized that addressing deforestation and forest and peatlands degradation and destruction in Indonesia requires improvements to land and forest governance. It is also accepted that further research is required into this large field of study

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