Land degradation on the rise: FAO

Xinhua News Agency;  July 2, 2008 ;     368 words ...Land degradation on the rise: FAO ROME, July 2...over a 20-year period shows that land degradation is intensifying in many parts of...ecosystem function and productivity, land degradation is increasing in severity and extent...

LAND DEGRADATION ON RISE

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2008 ;     512 words ......issued the following news release: Land degradation is intensifying in many parts of the...ecosystem function and productivity, land degradation is increasing in severity and extent...being degraded. The consequences of land degradation include reduced productivity, migration...

Does Land Degradation Matter? Perspective on Environmental Change in North...

Economic Geography;  October 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ...Does Land Degradation Matter? Perspective on Environmental...behind and the perceptions of land degradation in the North East District of...perspectives to identify the causes of land degradation. He sees the root cause of the...

Land resource degradation in China: Analysis of status, trends and...

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...SUMMARY Land degradation threatens environmental well...intensity and economic impact of land degradation. Sustainable and successful intervention...definition and quantification of land degradation. Based on land resource variation...

COMMUNITY PROJECTS SEEK TO CONTROL LAND DEGRADATION, SOIL EROSION

Info-Prod Research (Middle East);  February 21, 2005 ;     249 words ...According to "Jordan Times", Land degradation in the Kingdom was the primary concern...administered by UNDP. The roots of land degradation in the Kingdom include draught, which...assistant at the GEF/SGP. In the past, land degradation was not judged to be a separate strategic...

New alliance launched in Kenya to combat Africa's land degradation

Xinhua News Agency;  October 24, 2005 ;     522 words ......Kenya to combat Africa's land degradation NAIROBI, Oct. 24 (Xinhua...aimed at combating growing land degradation in Africa was launched on...largest of its kind to address land degradation and increase sustainable...

(book reviews)

The Geographical Journal;  July 1, 1998 ;     597 words ......project to examine the vexed question of land degradation and management in the tropics. With...set out their reasons for adopting 'land degradation' as their focus; the term gives equal...causative factors and the impacts of land degradation. Four sections cover tropical forests...

Africa Urged to Combat Land Degradation

Xinhua English Newswire;  December 21, 1998 ;     202 words ......Dollars every year as a result of land degradation which has affected the continent...greatly concerned about the issue of land degradation caused by inappropriate agricultural...account for more than two-thirds of land degradation in the world and this has led to increased...

ADB to help China combat land degradation in western region

Xinhua News Agency;  June 29, 2004 ;     379 words ...ADB to help China combat land degradation in western region MANILA...US dollars to help combat land degradation in six priority provinces...GEF)-China Partnership on Land Degradation in Dryland Ecosystems, which...

Fed: Report shows high level of land degradation

AAP General News (Australia);  May 21, 2003 ;     306 words ......Fed: Report shows high level of land degradation By Paul Osborne BRISBANE, May 21 AAP - Land degradation is significantly affecting one-in-fi...21 per cent reported significant land degradation. This compared with 16 per cent...

Joint efforts needed to fight desertification

China Daily;  June 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......marginalized and politically weak. Land degradation and desertification are a problem...programs to addressing issues related to land degradation and desertification. Sustainable management...pressure, China has encountered serious land degradation problems and now has a degraded ...

Prehistoric land degradation in Hungary: who, how and why?

Antiquity;  March 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......early Middle Ages. The recognition of land degradation, through the application of new analytical...part of the discussion. Introduction Land degradation is the physical and chemical depletion...important triggering mechanisms for land degradation appears to be the removal of the ...

Two ADB loans to help address land degradation in Uzbekistan.

M2 Presswire;  July 27, 2006 ;     480 words ......2006-ADB: Two ADB loans to help address land degradation in Uzbekistan(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...addressing some of the country's worsening land degradation problems. The project will tackle land degradation in about 162,300 hectares of irrigated...

Launch of new alliance to combat land degradation in Africa.

M2 Presswire;  October 25, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Launch of new alliance to combat land degradation in Africa(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS...of Africa's population affected by land degradation, and over 3 percent of agricultural...the largest of its kind to address land degradation and increase sustainable land management...

World Bank calls upon action at all levels to address land degradation;...

M2 Presswire;  October 28, 2005 ;     700+ words ......action at all levels to address land degradation; Climate change, among others, is compounding scale of land degradation in developing countries(C)1994-20...developing countries - to address land degradation at all levels in addressing...