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Author : Sally Sudholz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780724519040
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Review of Methodologies for the Assessment of Land Degradation written by Sally Sudholz and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ephraim Nkonya
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319191683
Total Pages : 695 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development written by Ephraim Nkonya and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 695 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Author : Rattan Lal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000098974
Total Pages : 573 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 573 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely unreliable. This book aims to standardize the methodology for obtaining reliable and objective data on soil degradation. It will also identify and develop criteria for assessing the severity of soil degradation, providing a realistic scenario of the problem.
Author : O. P. Graham
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (221 download)
Download or read book A Methodology for the Assessment of Land Degradation written by O. P. Graham and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Stocking
Publisher : Earthscan
ISBN 13 : 1853838314
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (538 download)
Download or read book Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation written by Michael Stocking and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2001 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789251008690
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)
Download or read book A Provisional Methodology for Soil Degradation Assessment written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by . This book was released on 1979-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sharpe, N., Mwangi, P., Isakov, A., Onyango, V.
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251360227
Total Pages : 165 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Application of the participatory rangeland and grassland assessment (PRAGA) methodology in Kyrgyzstan written by Sharpe, N., Mwangi, P., Isakov, A., Onyango, V. and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As rangelands support one-seventh of the world’s population and occupy one-third of its land area, there is increasing focus on their economic, environmental and nutritional roles together with a growing understanding of their potential in climatic regulatory systems and biodiversity conservation. However, rangelands and grasslands are complex, dynamic systems, which make assessment and management difficult given the many interacting biophysical elements, drivers and objectives of those that use them. Facilitating and developing tools to monitor rangeland and grassland complexity and clearly demonstrate how management influences ecosystem processes is an important component of improving rangeland management practices, r egulatory systems and economic development. The project “Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems”, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), was developed with the primary objective of strengthening the capacity of local and national stakeholders in pastoral and agropastoral areas comprising of grasslands and rangelands to assess land degradation (LD) and make informed decisions to promote sustainable land management (SLM) in a way that preserves the diverse ecosystem goods and services provided by rangelands and grasslands . This report represents a synthesis of activities in development and testing of the participatory rangeland and grassland (PRAGA) methodology in Kyrgyzstan, including a national and regional baseline review, large-scale assessment & remote sensing, participatory mapping and indicator selection, field assessment results and validation workshops held to verify data and resulting conclusions that feed into next steps and technical and policy recommendations.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9251357536
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (513 download)
Download or read book Terminal evaluation of the project "Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems" written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2022-02-10 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The project ‘Participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral systems’ was implemented from 2017 to 2021 in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Niger, and Uruguay. The project successfully developed and tested a participatory rangeland and grassland assessment methodology (PRAGA); providing a practical tool for collecting data and information on rangeland and grassland health, thereby contributing to enable informed decision-making for sustainable rangeland and grassland management – thus aligning with UNCCD and SDG 15 (Life on Land). The evaluation provides five recommendations: i) develop strategies for facilitating the use by national stakeholders of remote sensing and GIS; ii) strengthen the gender dimension; iii) refine and promote PRAGA as a tool for monitoring of national CBD and UNFCCC commitments; iv) integrate more PRAGA assessments in interventions that invest in tangible rangeland management improvements; and v) establish an institutional home in FAO for rangeland and grassland management.
Author : Genesis T. Yengoh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319241125
Total Pages : 123 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (192 download)
Download or read book Use of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to Assess Land Degradation at Multiple Scales written by Genesis T. Yengoh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-11-11 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines the scientific basis for the use of remotely sensed data, particularly Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), primarily for the assessment of land degradation at different scales and for a range of applications, including resilience of agro-ecosystems. Evidence is drawn from a wide range of investigations, primarily from the scientific peer-reviewed literature but also non-journal sources. The literature review has been corroborated by interviews with leading specialists in the field. The report reviews the use of NDVI for a range of themes related to land degradation, including land cover change, drought monitoring and early warning systems, desertification processes, greening trends, soil erosion and salinization, vegetation burning and recovery after fire, biodiversity loss, and soil carbon. This SpringerBrief also discusses the limits of the use of NDVI for land degradation assessment and potential for future directions of use. A substantial body of peer-reviewed research lends unequivocal support for the use of coarse-resolution time series of NDVI data for studying vegetation dynamics at global, continental and sub-continental levels. There is compelling evidence that these data are highly correlated with biophysically meaningful vegetation characteristics such as photosynthetic capacity and primary production that are closely related to land degradation and to agroecosystem resilience.
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN 13 : 9789251049259
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (492 download)
Download or read book Data Sets, Indicators and Methods to Assess Land Degradation in Drylands written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2003 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes CD-ROM on inside back cover
Author : Ndegwa Ndiang'ui
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540724370
Total Pages : 629 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (47 download)
Download or read book Climate and Land Degradation written by Ndegwa Ndiang'ui and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-28 with total page 629 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on an International Workshop held in Arusha, Tanzania, this book presents state-of-the-art papers, real world applications, and innovative techniques for combating land degradation. It offers recommendations for effectively using weather and climate information for sustainable land management practices.
Author : Eva Nora Mueller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9400757271
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Patterns of Land Degradation in Drylands written by Eva Nora Mueller and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theory of ecogeomorphic pattern-process linkages, using case studies from Europe, Africa, Australia and North America. Sets forth a research agenda for the emerging field of ecogeomorphology in drylands land-degradation studies.
Author : Elmira Saljnikov
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030856828
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Advances in Understanding Soil Degradation written by Elmira Saljnikov and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book informs about knowledge gain in soil and land degradation to reduce or prevent it for meeting the mission of the Sustainable Developments Goals of the United Nations. Essence, extent, monitoring methods and implications for ecosystem functioning of main soil degradation types are characterized in overview chapters and case studies. Challenges, approaches and data towards identification of degradation in the frame of improving functionality, health and multiple ecosystem services of soil are demonstrated in the studies of international expert teams. The book consists of five parts, containing 5–12 single chapters each and 36 in total. Parts are explaining (I) Concepts and Indicators, (II) Soil Erosion and Compaction, (III) Soil Contamination, (IV) Soil Carbon and Fertility Monitoring and (V) Soil Survey and Mapping of Degradation The primary audience of this book are scientists of different disciplines, decision-makers, farmers and further informed people dealing with sustainable management of soil and land.
Author : Rattan Lal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780367448097
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)
Download or read book Methods for Assessment of Soil Degradation written by Rattan Lal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-12-02 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Soil degradation has serious global impacts on agronomic, economic, and sociopolitical conditions, however, statistics regarding the degree of these impacts has been largely unreliable. This book aims to standardize the methodology for obtaining reliable and objective data on soil degradation. It will also identify and develop criteria for assessing the severity of soil degradation, providing a realistic scenario of the problem.
Author : Edward H. Isaaks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (488 download)
Download or read book Applied Geostatistics written by Edward H. Isaaks and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Univariate description. Bivariate description. Spatial description. Data sets. Estimation. Random function models. Global estimation. Point estimation. Ordinary kriging. Block kriging. Search strategy. Cross validation. Cokriging. Estimating a distribution. Change of support. Assessing uncertainty. Final thoughts.
Author : Colin W. Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317885236
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Terrain Evaluation written by Colin W. Mitchell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written from the point of view of the earth scientist, this book acts as an introduction to terrain evaluation. The emphasis throughout is on the physical rather than the economic, social or legal aspects of the subject, and topics covered include remote sensing and data processing technologies.
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Publisher : National Library Australia
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Total Pages : 1818 pages
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