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 …
J Reith, G Ghazaryan, F Muthoni, O Dubovyk - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monitoring land degradation (LD) to improve the measurement of the sustainable development goal (SDG) 15.3. 1 indicator (“proportion of land that is degraded over a total …
S Asfaw, G Pallante, A Palma - Ecological Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
We investigate the economic distributional effects of soil loss in Malawi, where erosion deprives rural households of the natural capital necessary to boost agricultural production …
Variations in agroforestry technology adoption and level of income inequality across genders have not been given adequate attention in the literature. Hence, this study …
L Emerton, KA Snyder - Land Use Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Land degradation is a critical challenge to sustainable development. This paper examines factors that shape farmer decision-making around sustainable land management (SLM) …
Land comprises a range of biophysical components such as soil, water, flora, and fauna, embedded in a landscape shaped by its geomorphology and subjected to a climate that is …
Land is being degraded rapidly worldwide. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in 2015 has invited countries to formulate voluntary targets to achieve Land …
The most cost-effective approach to reduce land degradation in the long run is to follow the adage “prevention is better than cure”(well established){6.3. 1, 6.3. 2, 6.4. 2}. The economic …
Small farms are the largest employment and small business group among the poor. Their businesses use mostly labor and local resources and face local constraints, but at the same …