Is Land Degradation Neutrality feasible in dry areas?

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 112, Issue PA, 2015, Pages 14-24

  Grainger, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Controlling desertification; Environmental monitoring; Forest transition; Indicator systems; Land change science; Land restoration; Policy implementation

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; DESERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; FOREST DYNAMICS; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; LAND USE PLANNING; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; REVEGETATION;

EID: 84909943911     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2014.05.014     Document Type: Article

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