Ambio, 1993-12, Vol.22 (8), p.505-508
1993
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Land degradation in East Africa
- Ist Teil von
- Ambio, 1993-12, Vol.22 (8), p.505-508
- Ort / Verlag
- Boston, MA: Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 1993
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- The highlands of East Africa have a high agricultural potential and have historically supported kingdoms with stratified social structures. Today, traditional fertility practices cannot be maintained under conditions of mounting population growth and land scarcity. Land degradation is now threatening the very basis of the farming communities. This paper discusses land degradation in East Africa in the context of soil conservation. It describes technical and institutional responses to land degradation including regional cooperation and concludes that degradation is not yet irreversible. Relatively low-cost technologies exist that have the potential, given supportive institutions and incentives, to achieve widespread adoption among smallholders.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0044-7447eISSN: 1654-7209Titel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_16605227
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- AFRICA ORIENTAL, AFRIQUE ORIENTALE, Agricultural land, AGROFORESTERIA, AGROFORESTERIE, AGROFORESTRY, CONDUITE DU TROUPEAU, CONSERVACION DE SUELOS, CONSERVATION DES SOLS, Crops, DETERIORATION DU SOL, DETERIORO DEL SUELO, Dryland farming, Earth sciences, Earth, ocean, space, EAST AFRICA, Energy crops, Engineering and environment geology. Geothermics, Environmental conservation, Exact sciences and technology, HIGHLANDS, INVESTIGACION, Land degradation, LAND USE, LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT, MANEJO DEL GANADO, Marine and continental quaternary, Pollution, environment geology, RECHERCHE, REGION D'ALTITUDE, SOIL CONSERVATION, SOIL DETERIORATION, Surficial geology, Sustainable agriculture, Terraces, UTILISATION DES TERRES, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, ZONA DE MONTANA