The article deals with the actual problem of degradation agricultural land, one reasons for which is anthropogenic activity population and arid climate country. As a result urbanization intensive land development in south east country, natural vegetation cover severely disturbed. area occupied by mining enterprises steadily growing. Over past 10 years, areas oil gas production, uranium ore mini...

Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals critically depends on well-functioning food systems which can provide sufficient and healthy for all in an environmentally sustainable, economically viable socially equitable manner. However, current are failing these dimensions. In fact, generating substantial amounts environmental, health-related, social, economic externalities negatively affecting...

Himalaya is a vast and diverse mountain system. Agro forestry land use covering (20%) of geographical area of Indian Himalayas is distributed as patches in the matrix of forest covering (52%) area. Forest based treecrop livestock integrated farming is the predominant traditional land use in central Himalayas.1 Hill agriculture appears to be key threat to soil biodiversity and ecosystem service ...

Road building on geologically vulnerable slopes can trigger erosion, mass wasting and sedimentation. Disturbance of the natural drainage systems and making deep cuts and fills across already fragile slopes are the main causes. This often leads to excessive land degradation of land areas adjacent to the road. These effects have a direct bearing on the livelihoods of people who survive by subsist...

This research aims to analysis the biophysical characteristics of watershed of Deli River to know potential flooding in Medan. The research is conducted at Deli River, which is located in 3 locations in North Sumatera namely Karo Regency, Deli Serdang and Medan City. Indonesia. This research used field survey method, survey activity in the form of observation and verification of characterizatio...

Kabale is a mountainous district In this paper, a review is made of land degradation within the district Land degradation is due to population pressure on the land and poor traditional land use practices. Introduction Mountain environments are very fragile and delicate ecosystems. Intensification of land use caused by an increase in population can have profound effects on the system by disturbi...

Himalaya is a vast and diverse mountain system. Agro forestry land use covering (20%) of geographical area of Indian Himalayas is distributed as patches in the matrix of forest covering (52%) area. Forest based treecrop livestock integrated farming is the predominant traditional land use in central Himalayas.1 Hill agriculture appears to be key threat to soil biodiversity and ecosystem service ...