A Framework for national assessment of land degradation in the drylands: A case study of somalia

Land Degradation and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 105-119

  Omuto, C T ^a   Balint, Z ^b   Alim, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b FAO SWALIM   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Assessment framework; Drylands; Land degradation; Modelling; Somalia

Indexed keywords

MODELS; SOIL MOISTURE;

AGRONOMIC PRACTICES; ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK; DRY LAND; ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS; LAND DEGRADATION; NATIONAL ASSESSMENT; NATIONAL STRATEGIES; SOMALIA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES;

ARID ENVIRONMENT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAND DEGRADATION; NATIONAL STRATEGY; REMOTE SENSING;

SOMALIA;

EID: 84897957849     PISSN: 10853278     EISSN: 1099145X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ldr.1151     Document Type: Article

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