An appraisal on the progress of remote sensing applications in soil erosion map** and monitoring

TK Sepuru, T Dube - Remote Sensing Applications: Society and …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Satellite remote sensing applications in soil erosion map** and modelling has gathered
considerable momentum in the last decade, globally. Most importantly, the latest …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers and Consequences of Land Degradation on Livestock Productivity in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

M Slayi, L Zhou, AR Dzvene, Z Mpanyaro - Land, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Land degradation is a major threat to sub-Saharan Africa rangelands, which are crucial for
livestock farming and the livelihood of millions of people in the region. This systematic …

Future land cover change scenarios in South African grasslands–implications of altered biophysical drivers on land management

L Gibson, Z Münch, A Palmer, S Mantel - Heliyon, 2018‏ - cell.com
Future land cover changes may result in adjustments to biophysical drivers impacting on net
ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE), catchment water use through evapotranspiration (ET) …

A political ecology perspective of land degradation in the north Ethiopian highlands

S Lanckriet, B Derudder, J Naudts… - Land Degradation & …, 2015‏ - Wiley Online Library
Severe environmental degradation in the north Ethiopian Highlands is among others the
result of mismanagement, overpopulation and droughts. However, here, we investigate the …

Assessing and map** the severity of soil erosion using the 30-m Landsat multispectral satellite data in the former South African homelands of Transkei

KE Seutloali, T Dube, O Mutanga - Physics and Chemistry of the Earth …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Soil erosion is increasingly recognised as the principal cause of land degradation, loss of
agricultural land area and siltation of surrounding water waterbodies. Accurate and up-to …

Degradation of communal rangelands in South Africa: towards an improved understanding to inform policy

AR Palmer, JE Bennett - African Journal of Range & Forage …, 2013‏ - Taylor & Francis
In South Africa, the relative extent of range degradation under freehold compared to
communal tenure has been strongly debated. We present a perspective on the processes …

After All, Land Belongs to the State: Examining the Benefits of Land Registration for Smallholders in Ethiopia

M Yami, KA Snyder - Land degradation & development, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The role of land registration in reducing rural poverty has been debated for several decades.
This article analyses the impacts of land registration on land rentals, security of land tenure …

Combining sustainable land management technologies to combat land degradation and improve rural livelihoods in semi-arid lands in Kenya

KZ Mganga, NKR Musimba, DM Nyariki - Environmental management, 2015‏ - Springer
Drylands occupy more than 80% of Kenya's total land mass and contribute immensely to the
national economy and society through agriculture, livestock production, tourism, and wild …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring effects of land cover change on biophysical drivers in rangelands using albedo

Z Münch, L Gibson, A Palmer - Land, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
This paper explores the relationship between land cover change and albedo, recognized as
a regulating ecosystems service. Trends and relationships between land cover change and …

Map** of soil erosion and probability zones using remote sensing and GIS in arid part of South Deccan Plateau, India

R Srinivasan, KS Karthika, SA Suputhra… - Journal of the Indian …, 2021‏ - Springer
Abstract The Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) model by using a large-scale
soil map** dataset, remote sensing, and GIS techniques were adopted to determine the …