The causes and consequences of environmental changes in Gedaref, Sudan

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-349

  Glover, E K ^a   Elsiddig, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Elrawashda Forest Reserve; Environmental changes; Farmers' perceptions; Gedaref; Land degradation; Land tenure; Mechanized scheme farmers; Sudan

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOREST RESERVES; GEDAREF; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND TENURE; MECHANIZED SCHEME FARMERS; SUDAN;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; REMOTE SENSING;

FORESTRY;

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GEODIVERSITY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND TENURE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PERCEPTION; PROPERTY RIGHTS; REMOTE SENSING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AIR CRAFT; BIODIVERSITY; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTRY; LAND USE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SUDAN;

GEDAREF; SUDAN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84864935158     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.2167     Document Type: Article

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