Reorienting land degradation towards sustainable land management: Linking sustainable livelihoods with ecosystem services in rangeland systems

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 472-485

  Reed, M S ^a   Stringer, L C ^b   Dougill, A J ^b   Perkins, J S ^c   Atlhopheng, J R ^c   Mulale, K ^c   Favretto, N ^b  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Botswana; Bush encroachment; Desertification; Economics of land degradation; Land degradation; Land policy; Payments for ecosystem services

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAND USE;

BOTSWANA; BUSH ENCROACHMENT; DESERTIFICATION; ECONOMIC OF LAND DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND POLICIES; PAYMENTS FOR ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENTS;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND MANAGEMENT; LAND TENURE; NATURAL CAPITAL; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; RANGELAND; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; LAND DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; RANGELAND; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOIL DEGRADATION; SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; BOTSWANA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PROCEDURES;

BOTSWANA;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BOTSWANA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS;

EID: 84921536617     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.010     Document Type: Article

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