Farmland ownership fragmentation is one of the important drivers of land-use changes. It is
a process that in its extreme form can essentially limit land management sustainability …

Land degradation is a global problem impacting biodiversity and livelihoods, with profound
effects on resource‐based livelihoods. As such, it impedes progress towards sustainable …

Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), Normalized Difference Vegetation
Index data (NDVI, 1km2, 1985–2003) and modeled net primary production (NPP, 8km2 …

There is a pressing need for an objective, repeatable, systematic and spatially explicit
measure of land degradation. In northeastern South Africa (SA), there are large areas of the …

Water is newsworthy: there is, or will be, a world water crisis. Aggravated by climate change,
we are approaching the limits of human exploitation of freshwater resources, notably in …

The world's population is predicted to hit 9 billion by 2050, up from today's total of nearly 7.4
billion, and with it food demand is predicted to increase substantially. There are many factors …

Increases in woody plant cover in savanna grassland environments have been reported on
globally for over 50 years and are generally perceived as a threat to rangeland productivity …

The Global Casino is an introduction to environmental issues which deals both with the
workings of the physical environment and with the political, economic and social frameworks …

Background Unprecedented levels of habitat transformation and rapid urbanisation are
changing the way individuals interrelate with the natural environment in develo** …

The availability of aerial and satellite imageries has greatly reduced the costs and time
associated with gully map**, especially in remote locations. Regardless, accurate …