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Showing 1 to 20 of 112 for “"Land degradation"”.
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Socioeconomic processes of land degradation in Guadalajara province (Spain)
… in the study of socioeconomic processes of land degradation in many parts of the world, relatively little attention has been paid to these in Spain. Foresters play an important part in the national strategy to solve the problems of land degradation. It might be expected that after the …
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Land degradation in drylands : resettlement and borehole provision in Gam, Namibia
Land degradation has been recognised as a major economic, social and environmental problem, with more severity in arid and semi-arid regions of Africa. Throughout the dryland regions of Africa natural resources are deteriorating at an accelerating pace. This ecological degradation is caused by …
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Mapping desertification: towards an approach for mapping regional land degradation in drylands
Land degradation in drylands (desertification) is an issue that potentially impacts nearly half of the world's human population living on over a third of the Earth's land surface. Despite global concern of the impact of desertification on people and the environment, there is no universal method to …
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Assessing land degradation and land use in the Libyan Al-jabal Alakhdar region.
… research examines and identifies the causes of land degradation in a semi-arid area in eastern Libya subject to soil loss through water erosion. Temporal changes in landscape cover are detected between 1984 and 2008 using satellite imagery: a 26% decrease in dense vegetation and shrubs, a 100% …
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Climate change effects on land degradation and agriculture in the Swartland, South Africa
The Swartland is a region of sparse natural vegetation, consisting of primarily dry-land crop farming. The area is particualarly sensitive to the changing Meditterranean-type climatic conditions and is characterised by undulating terrain and a history of land degradation and soil erosion. This …
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Land Degradation in Southwestern Burkina Faso: The Environmental Effects of Demographic and Agricultural Change
… further explores the issue of for whom degradation is a problem, examining how farmers experience degradation differently; their experiences are influenced by questions of identity (age, gender, ethnicity, class and political power) and access to resources. I focus on how competition …
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Land degradation in the Cathedral Peak area of the Natal Drakensburg : 1945 to 1992
This report describes a study of land degradation in adjacent portions of land comprising a section of the Cathedral Peak State Forest (park and private land) and segments of three wards of the former Kwazulu homeland district of Okhahlamba. The study region is known as the Cathedral Peak Area. The …
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Afforestation For Mitigating Against Land Degradation on Kilimanjaro Highlands,Kibosho West Ward,Moshi Rural District
An afforestation for project mitigating against land degradation was implemented on Kilimanjaro highlands, as a result of the community need assessment conducted in Kibosho West ward September, 2010. The data were collected through focus group discussion, interviews, questionnaires, survey, …
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Assessment of change in smallholder farmers’ livelihoods due to land degradation in Ludewa district, Tanzania
… smallholder farmers’ livelihoods as a result of land degradation from stratified sample of 240 households in four villages in Ludewa District, Tanzania. Survey was complemented by remote sensing, documentations, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), transect walks, and in-depth interview with key …
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The development and application of a comprehensive land degradation assessment method in the Monduli District, Tanzania
Land degradation in drylands, remains a highly contentious issue. Broadly speaking, land degradation may be defined as undesirable changes in the state of land from productive to unproductive due to natural or human made factors
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An assessment of land degradation and alien plants invasion in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve, Limpopo Province
Land degradation and invasion by alien plants are interconnecting issues that span both natural and socio-economic systems. As a result, addressing the complexity and severity of these pressures requires the use of a multidisciplinary approach. This study aims to assess land degradation and …
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Challenges and opportunities of Catchment Management Approach in Mitigating Land degradation: The case of Mkuwazi catchment, Malawi
Land degradation is a major environmental challenge affecting many parts of the world, including Malawi, with significant impacts on agricultural productivity and livelihoods. The government of Malawi, with support from the World Bank, is implementing integrated catchment management (ICM) as a …
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Soil erosion and land degradation in the Swartland and Sandveld, Western Cape province, South Africa : a re-evaluation
The Swartland and Sandveld are situated in the Western Cape province (political limits) in what is also known as the southwestern Cape region . This area falls within the winter rainfall (or Mediterranean) region of South Africa and has a sharply defined seasonal climate. Vegetation in the region …
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An assessment of land degradation in the headwater catchment of the Klein Zeekoei River, Great Karoo, South Africa
Bibliography: leaves 113-124.
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Effect of land degradation on the above-ground vegetation and soil seed bank of a Rangeland in Kunene region Namibia
Land degradation is a global threat to ecological, economic, and social sustainability, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions such as Namibia. Degradation is affecting above ground vegetation and seed bank composition, hindering their recovery. To address this issue, it is crucial to assess …
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Analysis of land-cover change in the Kogmans River (H3) secondary catchment : impact of land degradation and river management on flood severity
This study aims to understand what role the landscape, and the management thereof, played in the March 2003 floods in the Kogmans River catchment. The Kogmans River (H3) secondary catchment is situated in the Klein (Uttle) Karoo region of the Western Cape, approximately 170km east of the city of …
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What are the cost of land degradation to communal livestock farmers in South Africa : the case of the Herschel District, Eastern Cape
A more recent approach to communal rangelands argues that this traditional view has ignored communal farmers' objectives, which are to maximise stock numbers rather than offtake in the form of sales and slaughter, and challenges the view that communal rangelands are necessarily degraded. Long-term …
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