Soil monitoring in Europe: a review of existing systems and requirements for harmonisation

X Morvan, NPA Saby, D Arrouays, C Le Bas… - Science of the total …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Official frameworks for soil monitoring exist in most member states of the European Union.
However, the uniformity of methodologies and the scope of actual monitoring are variable …

Research progress of desertification and its prevention in Mongolia

X Liang, P Li, J Wang, FK Shun Chan, C Togtokh… - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Mongolia is a globally crucial region that has been suffering from land desertification.
However, current understanding on Mongolia's desertification is limited, constraining the …

Towards identifying areas at climatological risk of desertification using the Köppen-Geiger classification and FAO aridity index

J Spinoni, J Vogt, G Naumann, H Carrao, P Barbosa - 2015‏ - ri.conicet.gov.ar
Over the past decades, a continuous rise in global air temperatures resulted in significant
changes in the global hydrological cycle. Regionally increased frequencies of extreme …

Scale dependent thresholds in hydrological and erosion response of a semi-arid catchment in southeast Spain

ELH Cammeraat - Agriculture, ecosystems & environment, 2004‏ - Elsevier
Land degradation and soil erosion are perceived as important problems in the dryland
zones of the Mediterranean. Three-year measurements of hydrological and soil erosion data …

Land Degradation Neutrality: Concept development, practical applications and assessment

G Kust, O Andreeva, A Cowie - Journal of environmental management, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The paper explores the background and scientific basis of Land Degradation Neutrality
(LDN), a new paradigm reflecting the inter-related aspirations and demands of land-related …

Desertification risk assessment in Northeast Brazil: Current trends and future scenarios

RMDSP Vieira, J Tomasella… - Land Degradation & …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Desertification is one of the major environmental problems that humanity faces today, since
it reduces the availability of ecosystem services, increases food insecurity and poverty, and …

Application of indicator systems for monitoring and assessment of desertification from national to global scales

S Sommer, C Zucca, A Grainger… - Land Degradation & …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper suggests how the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
(UNCCD) community can progressively make use of a flexible framework of analytical …

Perspectives in dryland restoration: approaches for climate change adaptation

V Ramón Vallejo, A Smanis, E Chirino, D Fuentes… - New Forests, 2012‏ - Springer
Reforestation efforts in dryland ecosystems frequently encounter drought and limited soil
productivity, although both factors usually interact synergistically to worsen water stress for …

Desertification sensitivity analysis using MEDALUS model and GIS: a case study of the Oases of Middle Draa Valley, Morocco

A Ait Lamqadem, B Pradhan, H Saber, A Rahimi - Sensors, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Oases can play a significant role in the sustainable economic development of arid and
Saharan regions. The aim of this study was to map the desertification-sensitive areas in the …

A multi-component GIS framework for desertification risk assessment by an integrated index

M Santini, G Caccamo, A Laurenti, S Noce… - Applied …, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This study describes a GIS-based software tool for the qualitative assessment of
desertification risk. The tool integrates results from several land degradation models into …