Highlights•Agroforestry farms and landscapes are a important part of Africa's rural
landscapes.•Trees on farm and in the landscape provide income and environmental …

Increasing areas of agricultural land in high rainfall areas of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA),
where crop production used to be reliable, are affected by soil acidity. This review focuses …

Land degradation affects negatively the livelihoods and food security of global population.
There have been recurring efforts by the international community to identify the global extent …

Land degradation is an important problem in Ethiopia, with more than 85% of the land
degraded to various degrees. Recent estimates using satellite imagery show that land …

Land degradation—defined by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment report as the long-
term loss of ecosystems services—is a global problem, negatively affecting the livelihoods …

Abstract Changes in land cover and land degradation alter natural ecosystems, thereby
affecting the services these ecosystems provide. However, there have been few attempts to …

Continuing soil degradation remains a serious threat to future food security. Yet, global soil
degradation assessments are based on qualitative expert judgments or remotely sensed …

Land degradation directly affects global and regional economic, social development, and
food security, which has become a hot and challenging issue in the global ecological field. A …

Recognizing the socio-economic and biophysical causes of land degradation at the national
level is important for cause-targeted strategies when designing policies for combating land …

Located in the hinterland of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the Three-River Headwaters region
(THR) features unique eco-environmental conditions and fragile ecosystems, which are very …