Land degradation, causes, implications and sustainable management in arid and semi arid regions: a case study of Egypt

MB Abdullahi, AA Elnaggar, MM Omar… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ekb.eg
This review focuses on the main causes, effects and governmental management practices of
soils in Egypt subjected to degradation threats. Land degradation became a global concern …

Achieving sustainable irrigation requires effective management of salts, soil salinity, and shallow groundwater

D Wichelns, M Qadir - Agricultural Water Management, 2015 - Elsevier
Salinity and waterlogging have impacted agricultural production in arid areas for more than
2000 years. The causes of the problems are well known, as are the methods and …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative estimation of saline-soil amelioration using remote-sensing indices in arid land for better management

HM Aboelsoud, MAE AbdelRahman, AMS Kheir… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil salinity and sodicity are significant issues worldwide. In particular, they represent the
most dominant types of degraded lands, especially in arid and semi-arid regions with …

Map** lulc dynamics and its potential implication on forest cover in malam jabba region with landsat time series imagery and random forest classification

M Junaid, J Sun, A Iqbal, M Sohail, S Zafar, A Khan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Pakistan has an annual deforestation rate of 4.6% which is the second highest in Asia. It has
been described by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that the deforestation rate …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling land suitability for rice crop using remote sensing and soil quality indicators: the case study of the nile delta

AAE Baroudy, AM Ali, ES Mohamed, FS Moghanm… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Today, the global food security is one of the most pressing issues for humanity, and,
according to Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the increasing demand for food is …

Modeling and assessment of land degradation vulnerability in semi-arid ecosystem of Southern India using temporal satellite data, AHP and GIS

P Sandeep, GPO Reddy, R Jegankumar… - … Modeling & Assessment, 2021 - Springer
Globally, land degradation becomes a serious environmental issue in the context of
anthropogenic pressure and climate change in the twenty-first century. Modeling and …

Soil erosion risk map** using RUSLE model on Jhargram sub-division at West Bengal in India

PK Shit, AS Nandi, GS Bhunia - Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2015 - Springer
An appraisal of spatial and quantitative information on soil erosion is a major challenge for
human sustainability. The present study demonstrates the prognostic modeling capabilities …

Modeling of potential gully erosion hazard using geo-spatial technology at Garbheta block, West Bengal in India

PK Shit, R Paira, GS Bhunia, R Maiti - Modeling Earth Systems and …, 2015 - Springer
The gully erosion is the most serious environmental problem in West Bengal in India.
Present study focused on delineation the gully affected areas and characterization of geo …

[HTML][HTML] Extracting and analyzing forest and woodland cover change in Eritrea based on landsat data using supervised classification

MG Ghebrezgabher, T Yang, X Yang, X Wang… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Remote sensing images are suitable for quantifying and analyzing land-cover dynamics,
particularly for forest-cover change. In this study, the methodology used the supervised …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of accumulated soil organic carbon stock in tropical forest using geospatial strategy

P Kumar, PC Pandey, BK Singh, S Katiyar… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a dynamic soil property that represents the key component of
the forest ecosystems. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate SOC using the …