Land degradation problems and their implications for food shortage in South Wello, Ethiopia

Environmental Management

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 419-427

  Tekle, Kebrom ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agroforestry; Donor agencies; Food for work; Hillside closures; Land rehabilitation; Local participation; Population growth; Reforestation

Indexed keywords

FOOD SHORTAGE; LAND DEGRADATION;

AGRICULTURE; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; EROSION; VEGETATION;

SOIL CONSERVATION;

FOOD SECURITY; LAND DEGRADATION; MAN-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ETHIOPIA; FOOD DEPRIVATION; LAND USE; REVIEW; VEGETATION;

ETHIOPIA;

EID: 0032929947     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900197     Document Type: Review

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