Desertification
Desertification is a type of land degradation in drylands in which biological productivity is lost due to natural processes or induced by human activities whereby fertile areas become increasingly arid. It is the spread of arid areas caused by a variety of factors, such as climate change (particularly the current global warming) and overexploitation of soil as a result of human activity.Throughout geological history, the development of deserts has occurred naturally; however, when deserts emerge due to unchecked depletion of nutrients in soil that are essential for it to remain arable, then a virtual "soil death" can be spoken of, …
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IHRP: International Human Rights Program, University of Toronto · 10 April 2024 English
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TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 27 March 2024 English
The TEEBAgriFood application in India began in 2019 with the aim to assess organic farming and agroforestry, initially in the Ganga Basin region of India covering two states - Uttarakhand …
Rules, 2022, Assam Agarwood Promotion Policy 9 Desertification and Land Degradation Atlas of India, SAC, ISRO …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English
In global environmental talks in 2023, the focus across nearly all issue areas was funding implementation and reviewing performance.The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries …
three Rio Conventions, for biodiversity, desertification, and climate change, will meet almost back-to-back-to-back … back-to-back-to-back. Saudi Arabia will host the desertification COP, seeking to advance work on land tenure …
TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 27 February 2024 English
The aims of TEEBAgriFood are bold and ambitious: to contribute a framework approach for better understanding and managing the impacts and externalities of agriculture and food value chains, and to …
ecosystem, sustainably manage forest, combat desertification, halt & reverse land degradation & arrest biodiversity …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 February 2024 English
This report outlines and compares various policy measures that Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda have put in place to address deforestation.
ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 9 February 2024 English
A healthy environment and its sustainable management are critical for citizens' well-being and supporting Uzbekistan's growing economy. The National State of the Environment Report (NSoER) is a comprehensive document that …
the government is taking steps to combat desertification and drought, align environmental legislation … change is intensifying land degradation and desertification, thus affecting agricultural production and … Negative trends include the development of desertification processes caused by both natural/climatic … One of the causes of land degradation and desertification is the overuse of water resources. Unsustainable … extensive rehabilitation have resulted in rapid desertification, with the Aral Sea drying out. The Aral Sea …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 January 2024 English
Discover tools, recommendations, and case studies on how to plan, design, and implement nature-based solutions for adaptation that advance gender equality and social inclusion while enhancing resilience, biodiversity, and ecosystem …
An IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management …
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 11 December 2023 English
According to the typology of the United Nations report, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), interaction between the different production systems and the types of ecosystem services include recreation, …
sustainable management of forests, combating of desertification and halting and reversing land degradation …
TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 24 November 2023 English
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 31 October 2023 English
At IISD, we’ve been working for more than three decades to create a world where people and the planet thrive. As the climate crisis unfolds on our doorsteps and irreversible …
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