Land Degradation (LD) in socio-environmental systems negatively impacts sustainable
development paths. This study proposes a framework to LD evaluation based on indicators …

Land-use planning (LUP), an instrument of land governance, is often employed to protect
land and humans against natural and human-induced hazards, strengthen the resilience of …

Land degradation is a complex process resulting from the permanent interaction between
physical and human factors. The effect of changes in land-use and land management on soil …

The environmentally sensitive area (ESA) methodology (originally proposed in the
framework of MEDALUS–Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use—a series of …

An assessment of sensitivity to land degradation has been carried out in the Extremadura
region, SW Spain, by means of a modelling approach developed by the European …

As cropland management and land use shifted towards more intensive practices, global
land degradation increased drastically. Understanding relationships between ecological …

An approach to derive relationships for defining land degradation and desertification risk
and developing appropriate tools for assessing the effectiveness of the various land …

Oases can play a significant role in the sustainable economic development of arid and
Saharan regions. The aim of this study was to map the desertification-sensitive areas in the …

Environmental degradation is a dynamic issue that requires ongoing monitoring to ensure
ecological repair and environmental management for sustainable development. This study …

Understanding the latent relationship between rural landscape and biodiversity
conservation is of key importance when aiming to preserve food security, ecosystem …