Achieving Zero Net Land Degradation: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 112, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 44-51

  Stavi, Ilan ^a   Lal, Rattan ^b  

^a The Dead Sea and Arava Science Center   (Israel)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Best management practices; Desertification; Polluter pays principle; Soil degradation severity; Soil organic carbon; Soil quality index

Indexed keywords

BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOOD SECURITY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY MAKING; SOIL DEGRADATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL QUALITY;

EID: 84909587824     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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