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OFID household survey on landscape depressions
The dataset contains the results of a survey with the purpose to compare practices like barley cultivation in the depressions and improved rangeland in Badia in terms of economic viability in the long term. The survey is ...
Grasslands in 'Old World' and 'New World' Mediterranean-climate zones: past trends, current status and future research priorities
Despite their ecological, economic and social importance,
grasslands in areas with Mediterranean climates
continue to receive limited scientific, political and
media attention. The main objectives of this review
are to ...
Comparing productivity of landscape depressions in pastoral ecosystems of Jordan under different treatments
The dataset compares productivity of landscape depressions in pastoral ecosystems of Jordan under different treatments.
Promoting sustainable solutions to overcome feed shortages
Livestock farmers across the Dry Areas of the world are forced to contend with multiple constraints – not least the limited availability of feed, a resource that is becoming scarcer with the effects of climate change: lower ...
Effects of land use changes and soil conservation intervention on soil properties as indicators for land degradation under a Mediterranean climate
Land degradation resulting from improper land
use and management is a major cause of declined productivity
in the arid environment. The objectives of this study were
to examine the effects of a sequence of land use ...
Reversing the Degradation of Jordan's 'Badia'
This blog talks about work on the OFID project. It was not a planned deliverable.
OFID Annual Technical Report. Enhancing Sustainability and Fodder Production of Lowland Pastures through Integrated Alley Cropping & Conservation Agriculture in Arid Agro-pastoral Ecosystems in Jordan, Yemen and Tunisia
A two year project funded by the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) aiming at sustainable development of lowland pastures in Tunisia, Jordan, and Yemen was initiated in September 2014. The project is 100% ...
The Impact of Land Use on the 3D Structure of Vegetation and Soils in a Cold Desert Ecosystem in Jordan
The University of Tennessee’s Dept. of Geography in collaboration with ICARDA, ILRI, USDA-ARS, and Cornell University’s Dept. of Natural Resources collected TLS data in the cold desert shrub-steppe ecosystem of the East ...
Rangelands for Better Livelihoods
This is a brochure that talks about what rangelands are, where they occur, uses and values of rangelands, how they are a source of herbal medicinal and aromatic plants, rangeland management, grazing management, rangeland ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable native shrub species: Atriplex halimus: mitigating highly saline soils
One of the most commonly planted shrubs in the Mediterranean, Atriplex halimus is known for its remediation of degraded rangelands and salt-affected areas. It is commonly used as a forage plant for sheep and goats in arid ...