Operationalizing Zero Net Land Degradation: The next stage in international efforts to combat desertification?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 112, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 5-13

  Chasek, Pamela ^a,c,e   Safriel, Uriel ^b,c   Shikongo, Sem ^d   Fuhrman, Vivian Futran ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT   (Canada)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^e MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Land degradation; Restoration; Sustainable development goals; UNCCD; Zero Net Land Degradation

Indexed keywords

DESERTIFICATION; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBALIZATION; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84909590081     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.020     Document Type: Article

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