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DefiningSoil Degradation |
thereduction in the capacity of the land to provide ecosystem goods and servicesand assure its functions over a period of time for the beneficiaries of these |
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FAO |
Food Agricultural Organisation |
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FAO on soil |
Costsapproximately US$40 billion every year throughout the world as a consequence oflost soil productivity |
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Thephysical geography of soil degradation |
Nutrient Loss – agricultural Nutrient loss – deforestation Weathering and erosion Climate |
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Thehuman geography of soil degradation |
Population pressures Bad farming practices Short-term thinking Failure to modernize |
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The Political EcologicalPerspective |
PiersBlaikie(1985) Beyond Nature and the Individual Political Economy of Soil Degradation(land ownership, trade relations, market forces) |
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SoilDegradation in China: SoilErosion and Ecological Safety Expedition (5) |
Analyzed soil in 7 regions and 27 provinces Soil Erosions affecting 17% ofChina’s total land areas. 4.5 billion tonnes ofsoil perYear. Could see 100 million peopleIn SW Chinas lose land. 40% Reduction in China’s foodOutput. |
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Loess Plateau Project |
Chinese Government and World Bank US$ 495 million Sediment Transfer to yellow over 100million tons down p.a. |
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Interpretingsoil erosion in China: Physical factors |
Changing climate Increase run-off sloping land forest clearances |
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Interpreting soil erosion in China: Human factors |
Population growth Economicgrowth and expansion Badmanagement techniques Land ownership |
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ForestTransformations and the “Long Anthropocene” |
Post-glacial greenhouse gas peak Agriculture and forest clearances Loss of carbon sinks Methane and rice production |
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Illegallogging the Chainsaw Project |
defined illegal logging as a succession of criminal activities undertakenat an international level by a network of organized criminals |
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Thequintessential MNC |
UnitedFruit set the template for capitalism, the first of the modern multinationals |
