Land Degradation and Desertification

Abstract

This chapter addressed the phenomenon of land degradation, identified its causes, and pointed out the importance of addressing sustainable development in order to address the priority challenges of desertification, drought, preventing and mitigating land degradation, deforestation, climate change, as well as rural and urban land use and growth. Urbanization by promoting policies and practices related to sustainable land management and improving ecosystems to achieve a world free of land degradation. These practices include: agroforestry, cover crops, sustainable grazing and pastures, integrated land planning, monocultures, and avoiding excessive withdrawal of limited water resources. This chapter discusses scientifically based, sound and socially inclusive methods and indicators for monitoring and assessing the extent of desertification, land degradation, and drought. She also referred to methods for assessing land degradation through a better understanding of its causes, impact and degree, and familiarity with climate, soil, water, land cover, and social and economic factors.