ABSTRACT
This work is intended for advanced readers interested in methods of sustainable land management - the prevention and control of land degradation. It offers a coherent view of the situation concerning land degradation and the human response to the problem. It is generally recognized that technological solutions alone cannot solve the problems of land degradation. This book discusses the role of land use and land management policies, programmes, insitutional innovations, and economic incentives for the control and prevention of land degradation. Special attention is given to legal issues at the international level and in individual countries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 2|9 pages
Setting the scene
part 3|35 pages
Driving forces and pressures
part 4|72 pages
State of the world’s land resources
part 5|2 pages
Impacts on society and the environment
part 6|2 pages
Tools for monitoring and assessment
part 7|2 pages
Conservation and rehabilitation
part 8|13 pages
Institutional innovations
part 9|2 pages
Law and policy
part 10|14 pages
International initiatives