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… GLOBAL LAN D OUTLOOK First Edition GLOBAL LAND OUTLOOK First Edition ©UNCCD, 2017 Secretariat of the … Partners GLO Contributing Partners THE ECONOMICS OF LAND DEGRADATION The objective of the United Nations … to control run-off, agroforestry, water harvesting, gulley rehabilitation, and terracing.287 The concept of “sustainable …

… Wuhan University, China Back cover photo: Crops in steep land, Dr Jean Louis Janeau, Institut de recherché pour le … of Soil 10 2.1.2 Cultural Functions of Soil 11 2.1.3 Land Use Functions of Soil 11 3. The Nature of Soil 11 4. … 12 which is directed to improving the conservation, rehabilitation and sustain- able use of soils. Methodology …

… 28 Chapter 3 Land degradation and desertification in Western PRC … 31 3.2 Definition of land degradation and desertification … in affected areas, on improved productivity of land, and rehabilitation, conservation and sustainable management of … social, economic, legislative and political factors. The rehabilitation of heavily degraded land is a slow process and …

… 2. Protection and security for occupiers and owners 84 3. Land management 86 4. Land and soil agreements 88 5. Markets and farmer … of its objectives the need “to improve the conser- vation, rehabilitation and sustainable use of soils”. In 2002, the …

… loss of biodiversity, desertification, drought, and land degradation have become more prominent. While … climate change have garnered close attention, issues of land degradation and sustainability of soils has attracted … concepts in the soil context: ‘Soil protection and soil rehabilitation policies need to be based on a human rights …