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Publication Review: Lessons learned in sustainable land management in drylands
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Publication Review: Lessons learned in sustainable land management in drylands
Extreme weather conditions such as drought and floods, a changing and more variable climate, and the unsustainable use of the natural resources are amongst
complex factors that drive land degradation. This in turn negatively ...
Socio-ecological Context Typology to Support Targeting and Upscaling of Sustainable Land Management Practices in Diverse Global Dryland
It is widely recognized that sustainable land management practices (SLM) are much
needed for improving land-based livelihoods of 2.5 billion people living in the dry areas across the
globe. Adoption and effectiveness of ...
Mapping Desertification: Constraints and Challenges
Mapping desertification has proven to be a challenging task. Difficulties derive from its ambiguous definition
and the comprehensive integration of various biophysical and socioeconomic indicators that need to be considered
in ...
Multifaceted Impacts of Sustainable Land Management in Drylands: A Review
Biophysical restoration or rehabilitation measures of land have demonstrated to be effective
in many scientific projects and small-scale environmental experiments. However circumstances such
as poverty, weak policies, or ...
Gap in science and practice of land restoration
Urmila Pujari belongs to the Bhumia tribe of eastern state of Orissa in India, a culturally rich and one
of the largest tribes in India. The tribe relies on farming for livelihood, but very few farmers cultivate
pulses ...
Effect of animal manure on decreasing chemical fertilzer use in degraded farm fields in semiarid region of Central Turkey
Intensive agriculture in dry lands when coupled with wind erosion causesdegradation of soils’ physical and chemical
qualities that limits achieving desired yield. Karapınar, located in Central Anatolia (CA) of Turkey ...
Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia inception workshop agenda
Reducing land degradation and farmers’ vulnerability to climate change in the highland dry areas of north-western Ethiopia inception workshop agenda.
Impact of vetch cover crop on runoff, soil loss, soil chemical properties and yield of chickpea in North Gondar
Cover crops improve the sustainability and quality of both natural system and agro ecosystem. In GumaraMaksegnit
watershed which is located in Lake Tana basin, farmers usually use fallow during the rainy season for
the ...
Biophysical and Econometric Analysis of Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Techniques in the Semi-Arid Region of Sidi Bouzid (Central Tunisia)
EUROSOIL 2016 Oral Presentation given by Claudio Zucca Istanbul.