Workshop educates Delhiites about ecosystem
On International Biodiversity Day, Environment department of Delhi University organised a workshop to educate Delhiites about ecosystem across the world. The team lead by Professor CR Babu in Yamuna
Land Degradation
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Ready for the dry years: building resilience to drought in South-East Asia
South-East Asia is regularly hit by droughts. Ready for the Dry Years offers a clear analysis of this subject, assessing prospects for the decades ahead and highlighting the principal risks. Though starting
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UN conference in Cairo aims at land, water protection
The 2019 Land and Water Days- Near East and North Africa (NENA) Conference convened by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations was started in Cairo on Sunday. The five-day event
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Farmer’s perception on soil erosion in rainfed watershed areas of Telangana, India
Soil erosion is a major problem of agriculture in India. The objective of this study is to investigate how farmers perceive the severity of soil erosion in the rainfed watershed areas of Telangana , India
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UN accelerating commitments to restoration of ecosystem in Africa: official
The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is accelerating commitments to restoring ecosystem in Africa, said an official on Tuesday. "We are accelerating commitments for ecosystem restoration
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Sustainable land management and its effects on water security and poverty: evidence from a watershed intervention program in Ethiopia
This paper investigates the impacts of sustainable land management (SLM) on water security and poverty based on an evaluation of a watershed level SLM program promoted in Amhara regional state of Ethiopia.
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Tripura launches project for sustainable catchment forest management
Deb said that forest dwellers and people at large have faced problems to access forest resources due to soil erosion caused by massive degradation of forestlands. The new project has got provisions to
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Smoke on water: countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation- a rapid response assessment
UNEP and Ramsar launch the revised edition of Smoke on Water – Countering global threats from peatland loss & degradation. A Rapid Response Assessment. More than 180 countries have peatlands but we are
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Soil and nutrients loss in Malawi: an economic assessment
Soil and nutrients loss are among the major impediments to a stable and sustained agricultural development in Malawi. They have historically affected the country but the high population growth, rapid deforestation,
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A better world: life on land
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