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New and emerging issues: land tenure

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Legislation & Policies
UN Resolutions
Julio, 2019
Global

As per the provisions of rule 10 of the rules of procedures of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of the Parties (COP), the second intersessional meeting of the Bureau of the thirteenth session of the COP (COP 13) held in Guiyang, China, on 26 February 2019, endorsed the inclusion of a new agenda item on land tenure, under new and emerging issues, for con

Chickpea: an alternative crop for rainfed agriculture in Uzbekistan

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Videos
Mayo, 2019
Central Asia
Uzbekistan

In Uzbekistan, where agriculture is an important source of income for rural population, land degradation is a major challenge for the environment and the food security. The traditional focus of rainfed agriculture on production of grains with intensive mechanical soil tillage leads to depletion and loss of topsoil. Growing legume crops like chickpeas, can improve the soils.

Soil Water Dynamics Affected by Micro Rainwater Harvesting Structures in Jordanian Badia Restoration Context

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Institutional & promotional materials
Mayo, 2019
Western Asia
Jordan

The objective of this study was to model and analyze the influence Vallerani rainwater
harvesting (RWH) structures have on the soil moisture dynamics in the Jordanian Badia
and to test viability of these structures when influenced by climate change. HYDRUS-2D
was used for the modelling. A three-month fieldwork was performed to set up and

Mid-term Evaluation Final Report: Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale

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Reports & Research
Abril, 2019
Eastern Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Western Africa
Mali
Niger

The final report of Mid-term evaluation of EU-IFAD Grant project "Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale".

Adoption of Conservation Agriculture Technologies by Smallholder Farmers in the semiarid region of Tunisia: Resource constraints and partial adoption

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Journal Articles & Books
Abril, 2019
Northern Africa
Tunisia

Tunisia, like many other countries, suffers from land degradation. Conservation agriculture is among the proper solutions to overcome this issue. The objective of our investigation is to determine the factors that influence the adoption of CA in Siliana, one of Tunisia’s most affected regions by erosion.

Identifying drivers of land degradation in Xilingol, China, between 1975 and 2015

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Peer-reviewed publication
Marzo, 2019
Estados Unidos de América
China
Rusia
Noruega

Land degradation occurs in all kinds of landscapes over the world, but the drivers of land degradation vary from region to region. Identifying these drivers at the appropriate spatial scale is an essential prerequisite for developing and implementing appropriate area-specific policies.

Participatory Survey on Soil and Water Conservation Practices and Water Harvesting Systems in the Savannah Belt of Northern Nigeria

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Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2018
Western Africa
Nigeria

The Climate Change Adaptation and Agribusiness Support Programme (CASP) of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria (FMARD) aims at mainstreaming climate change adaptation measures in the savannah belt of Northern Nigeria, through a landscape rehabilitation approach focused on sustainable land management.

Mid-term review inception report: Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale

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Reports & Research
Noviembre, 2018
Eastern Africa
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Western Africa
Mali
Niger

This report is the results of the mid-term review for the EU-IFAD project "Restoration of degraded land for food security and poverty reduction in East Africa and the Sahel: taking successes in land restoration to scale" Project.

State of Land in the Mekong Region

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Journal Articles & Books
Noviembre, 2018
Camboya
Laos
Myanmar
Tailandia
Viet Nam

The Mekong region – Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam – is in the midst of profound social and environmental change. Despite rapid urbanization, the region remains predominantly rural. More than 60 per cent of its population live in rural areas, and the vast majority of these people are engaged in agriculture.