Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation

India, with its vast and diverse landscapes, faces critical challenges of land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability. Transitioning from conventional soil and water conservation efforts to multifunctional landscapes provides an integrated solution by combining conservation, regen...

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Autor principal: Kumar, Gopal
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176689
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description India, with its vast and diverse landscapes, faces critical challenges of land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability. Transitioning from conventional soil and water conservation efforts to multifunctional landscapes provides an integrated solution by combining conservation, regeneration, wetlands, and agroecology. This article examines India’s experience with watershed programs, their successes and limitations, and highlights the potential of multifunctional landscapes to address complex socio-ecological challenges while enhancing resilience and livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1766892025-10-26T13:00:45Z Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation Kumar, Gopal landscape sustainability watersheds resilience livelihoods wetlands India, with its vast and diverse landscapes, faces critical challenges of land degradation, biodiversity loss, and climate vulnerability. Transitioning from conventional soil and water conservation efforts to multifunctional landscapes provides an integrated solution by combining conservation, regeneration, wetlands, and agroecology. This article examines India’s experience with watershed programs, their successes and limitations, and highlights the potential of multifunctional landscapes to address complex socio-ecological challenges while enhancing resilience and livelihoods. 2025-05-10 2025-09-26T10:22:00Z 2025-09-26T10:22:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176689 en Limited Access Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers Kumar, G. 2025. Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation. Agricultural Engineering Today, 48(4):40-42. doi: https://doi.org/10.52151/aet2024484.1793
spellingShingle landscape
sustainability
watersheds
resilience
livelihoods
wetlands
Kumar, Gopal
Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title_full Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title_fullStr Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title_full_unstemmed Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title_short Advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes: beyond soil and water conservation
title_sort advancing sustainability through multifunctional landscapes beyond soil and water conservation
topic landscape
sustainability
watersheds
resilience
livelihoods
wetlands
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