How to halt the global decline of lands
Louise Willemen, Nichole N. Barger, Ben ten Brink, Matthew Cantele, Barend Erasmus, Judith Fisher, Toby Gardner, Tim G. Holland, Florent Kohler, Janne S. Kotiaho, Graham von Maltitz, Grace Nangendo, Ram Pandit, John A. Parrotta, Matthew D. Potts, Stephen D. Prince, Mahesh Sankaran, Anastasia Brainich, Luca Montanarella, Robert J. Scholes
Abstract
The assessment of land degradation and restoration by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services shows that land degradation across the globe is a wide and severe issue and is showing no signs of slowing down. This trend must be halted and reversed.
Topics & Concepts
Political scienceGeographyLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementSustainable Agricultural Systems Analysis