Land Degradation: Land under Pressure

In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, effort...

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Main Authors: Nkonya, Ephraim M., Koo, Jawoo, Marenya, Paswel, Licker, Rachel
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131
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description In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, efforts to promote sustainable land management need to improve local and national governance while also enhancing international cooperation. Second, instead of focusing solely on fertilizer subsidies, countries should use broader and more cost-effective incentives to encourage farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management.
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spelling CGSpace1541312025-11-06T07:27:30Z Land Degradation: Land under Pressure Nkonya, Ephraim M. Koo, Jawoo Marenya, Paswel Licker, Rachel food prices climate change biofuels land degradation food security famine nutrition health food policies local government In 2011 two United Nations bodies adopted ambitious goals for halting land degradation and achieving sustainable development. These goals will be difficult, but not impossible, to meet. The evidence presented here suggests several avenues for achieving a world with no land degradation. First, efforts to promote sustainable land management need to improve local and national governance while also enhancing international cooperation. Second, instead of focusing solely on fertilizer subsidies, countries should use broader and more cost-effective incentives to encourage farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management. 2012 2024-10-01T13:59:41Z 2024-10-01T13:59:41Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Nkonya, Ephraim M.; Koo, Jawoo; Marenya, Paswel; Licker, Rachel 2012. Land Degradation: Land under Pressure. In 2011 Global Food Policy Report. Chapter 7 pp. 63-67. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154131
spellingShingle food prices
climate change
biofuels
land degradation
food security
famine
nutrition
health
food policies
local government
Nkonya, Ephraim M.
Koo, Jawoo
Marenya, Paswel
Licker, Rachel
Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
title Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
title_full Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
title_fullStr Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
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title_short Land Degradation: Land under Pressure
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topic food prices
climate change
biofuels
land degradation
food security
famine
nutrition
health
food policies
local government
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