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Towards Sustainable Land Management

2021
In the global context, land-use policies have been considered as one of the significant aspects to obtain sustainable land management. Although this is a situation, it is not always achievable. Therefore, the critical analysis of land use policies is required.
Reshma Shrestha, Purna Bhadur Nepali, Tanka Prasad Dahal   +2 more
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Economics of sustainable land management

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2015
Degradation of soil and land resources is a critical global problem. It is widespread not only in drylands and cropped areas, but in most agro-ecologies and biomes around the world. Unless addressed, it may undermine global food security and negatively affect the livelihoods of billions of people, especially of the poor.
Alisher Mirzabaev, Ephraim Nkonya, Joachim von Braun   +2 more
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Land Use Trajectories for the Assessment and Sustainable Management of Land Degradation

Proceedings of The 1st World Sustainability Forum, 2011
Land degradation (LD) is regarded as one of the most important processes leading to environmental degradation. LD specifically refers to a reduction in terms of economic productivity and capacity of providing ecosystem services by cropland, rangeland, and woodlands.
Ceccarelli T, Salvati L, Bajocco S, Rinaldo S, De Angelis A, Pinca V, Perini L   +6 more
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Sustainable Rural Land Management

2023
This article discusses humankind's close relationship with the land throughout history and why this relationship is crucial for sustainable land management. As the world's population is rapidly increasing, land resources are limited, and suitable agricultural land is becoming increasingly scarce.
Ayhan, Hakan, Karakayacı, Zuhal, Yener, Aysun   +2 more
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Experiences in monitoring and assessment of sustainable land management

Land Degradation & Development, 2010
AbstractAlthough sustainable land management (SLM) is widely promoted to prevent and mitigate land degradation and desertification, its monitoring and assessment (M&A) has received much less attention. This paper compiles methodological approaches which to date have been little reported in the literature. It draws lessons from these experiences and
Schwilch, Gudrun, Bestelmeyer, Brandon, Bunning, Sally, Critchley, William, Herrick, Jeffrey, Kellner, Klaus, Liniger, Hans Peter, Nachtergaele, Freddy, Ritsema, Coen, Schuster, Brigitte, Tabo, Ramadjita, van Lynden, Godert, Winslow, Mark   +12 more
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Sustainable Management of Land Resources

2017
Land Resource Inventory, Mapping and Management: An Indian Perspective G. P. Obi Reddy, S. K. Singh, N. G. Patil, and A. Chaturvedi Soil Management and Land Use Planning: An Indian Perspective N. G. Patil, S. K. Singh, G. P. Obi Reddy, and A. Chaturvedi Land Resource Inventory and Evaluation for Agricultural Land Use Planning in Semi-Arid Ecosystem of ...
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Land Management for Sustainable Agriculture

2019
Of all the natural resources for agriculture, land/soil is accorded the first status among equals. Early civilization, the world over, venerated land as the “mother”, and, many continue to do so. India is the most illustrious example. The coinage by the author of this book for soil stands as follows: SOIL: S-Soul, O-Of, I-Infinite-, L-Life.
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Sustainable Land Management and Land Degradation Neutrality

Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2022
O. V. Andreeva, G. S. Kust, V. A. Lobkovsky   +2 more
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Ecosystem Research and Sustainable Land Use Management

2008
Today’s society is concerned with a multitude of events affecting the ecosystems of our planet, ranging from natural processes such as weather anomalies and climate changes to man-made phenomena such as the impact of environmental chemicals or occupational and outdoor noise.
Barkmann, J., Blume, H., Irmler, U., Kluge, W., Kutsch, W., Reck, H., Reiche, E., Trepel, M., Windhorst, W., Dierssen, K.   +9 more
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Sustainable Land Management Sourcebook [PDF]

This sourcebook is intended to be a ready reference for practitioners (including World Bank stakeholders, clients in borrowing countries, and World Bank project leaders) seeking state-of-the-art information about good land management approaches, innovations for investments, and close monitoring for potential scaling up.
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