PPT-Combating Land Degradation: the Potential of Soil Reconvers

Silvia Tobias 1 Franz Conen 2 Christine Alewell 2 1 Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL 2 University of Basel Dep Environmental Sciences Outline Soil sealing a core reason for land degradation in industrialised countries. This presentation was prepared by the University of Melbourne for the Regional Landcare Facilitator training funded through the Australian Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative Communications Program . Rachel Vincent, Adam Ali, Yuna Farah. Ecosystems Ecology. Spring 2014. What IS Desertification?. “Conversion of productive, arable areas to non-productive”. Change in…. Soil Properties. Vegetation. Doug . Cobos, Ph.D.. Decagon Devices and Washington State University. Two Variables are Needed to Describe the State of Water. Water content. and. Quantity . Extent . . . Related Measures. Douglas R. Cobos, Ph.D.. Decagon Devices and Washington State University. Background. About the presenter. Ph.D. in Soil Physics, 2003, University of Minnesota. Director of Research and Development, Decagon Devices, Inc.. degredation. is…... The decline in quality of and quantity of soil. It includes:. Erosion by wind and water. Biological . degredation. (loss of humus and plant life). Physical . degredation. (loss of structure, change in . Resources. Perpetual:. renewed continuously on a human scale. . Renewable:. can be replenished fairly quickly. . Non-renewable:. exist only in fixed quantities. (once they are gone they are gone.). Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality For Improved Equity, Sustainability And Resilience . March 23, 2017. By . Melchiade. . Bukuru. Chief of Office. Definition of Land Degradation Neutral World. Land Degradation Neutrality is a state whereby the amount and quality of land resources, necessary to support ecosystem functions and services and enhance food security, remains stable or increases within specified temporal and spatial scales and ecosystems.. . Jesse Libra. CE 394K. Flying J . Junction . Site. Issues with the site:. In the Floodway/Floodplain. Drains towards the North Llano River via a . TxDOT. drainage ditch.. *Southeastern Hill Country: Mason, Llano, . Unit Learning Intention. Understand the . impact and management of rural land degradation related to a rainforest or semi-arid area within the developing . world.. Rural Land Degradation . “A . process in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by a combination of human-induced . . Jesse Libra. CE 394K. Flying J . Junction . Site. Issues with the site:. In the Floodway/Floodplain. Drains towards the North Llano River via a . TxDOT. drainage ditch.. *Southeastern Hill Country: Mason, Llano, . 139J QUAL. VOLo cause increasvolatilization tha portio thMeB th HB noavailabl th en o thment MeB emissio los increaseThi suggest tha containmen alon bfo volatilizatioles a time Howevergreate emissio c DSE3T : Factor, Processes and Mitigation Soil Erosion Soil is the most precious gift of nature - Prime resource - for food, fodder etc. for food, fodder etc. It is the earth’s fragile covering t areas. : . facts. , . issues. , and . perspectives. Caring. . for. . Soil. – . Where. . Our. . Roots. . Grow. Outline. :. ->. Definitions. (focus on water . erosion. ). ->. Facts. /. examples. EC commitments on soil for EU. EC commitments on soil. Bridge EU - GSP activities. Mirco Barbero – ENV D1. CLIMATE. PACT. AND . CLIMATE. LAW. INVESTING IN. SMARTER, MORE. SUSTAINABLE. TRANSPORT. STRIVING.