Land degradation neutrality (LDN) in drylands and beyond – where has it come from and where does it go

Silva Fennica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Safriel, Uriel ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Climate change; Desertification; Ecosystem services; Offsetting mechanism; Rio Conventions

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD SUPPLY; LAND USE; PLANNING; PRODUCTIVITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY; LAND DEGRADATION; POLICY MAKERS; RIO CONVENTIONS; UNITED NATIONS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ARID REGION; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; DESERTIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; FOOD SECURITY; LAND DEGRADATION; LAND RECLAMATION; NEUTRALIZATION; POVERTY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; UNITED NATIONS;

BIODIVERSITY; DESERTS; FORESTS; LAND USE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 85014770995     PISSN: 00375330     EISSN: 22424075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14214/sf.1650     Document Type: Review

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