Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA)
As global population growth intensifies pressure on land, land degradation has become a critical issue, costing approximately USD 490 billion annually and resulting in trillions in lost ecosystem services. According to the IPCC (2019), 70% of the Earth’s ice-free land is impacted by human activity,...
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| description | As global population growth intensifies pressure on land, land degradation has become a critical issue, costing approximately USD 490 billion annually and resulting in trillions in lost ecosystem services. According to the IPCC (2019), 70% of the Earth’s ice-free land is impacted by human activity, with a quarter experiencing degradation. Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), already vulnerable, face heightened threats, affecting ecosystems, livelihoods, climate stability, and biodiversity. Despite the urgency, research and conservation efforts in ESAs remain limited. This Special Issue, entitled “Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA): Assessment and Conservation” aims to address these gaps by focusing on two main objectives: (1) advancing the assessment and quantification of land degradation, and (2) exploring innovative solutions and methodologies to combat degradation and promote sustainable land management. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1657502025-08-12T10:13:25Z Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) Al Sayah, Mario Der Sarkissian, Rita Nedjaï, Rachid land degradation environmentally sensitive areas land degradation neutrality land management innovative land restoration conservation solutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general As global population growth intensifies pressure on land, land degradation has become a critical issue, costing approximately USD 490 billion annually and resulting in trillions in lost ecosystem services. According to the IPCC (2019), 70% of the Earth’s ice-free land is impacted by human activity, with a quarter experiencing degradation. Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs), already vulnerable, face heightened threats, affecting ecosystems, livelihoods, climate stability, and biodiversity. Despite the urgency, research and conservation efforts in ESAs remain limited. This Special Issue, entitled “Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA): Assessment and Conservation” aims to address these gaps by focusing on two main objectives: (1) advancing the assessment and quantification of land degradation, and (2) exploring innovative solutions and methodologies to combat degradation and promote sustainable land management. 2025-08-12T10:13:23Z 2025-08-12T10:13:23Z 2025 book ONIX_20250812T110751_9783725844791_505 9783725844791 9783725844807 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/165750 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/11131 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4480-7 10.3390/books978-3-7258-4480-7 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783725844791 9783725844807 216 open access |
| spellingShingle | land degradation environmentally sensitive areas land degradation neutrality land management innovative land restoration conservation solutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title | Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title_full | Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title_fullStr | Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title_short | Land Degradation in Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) |
| title_sort | land degradation in environmentally sensitive areas esa |
| topic | land degradation environmentally sensitive areas land degradation neutrality land management innovative land restoration conservation solutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general |
| topic_facet | land degradation environmentally sensitive areas land degradation neutrality land management innovative land restoration conservation solutions thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general |
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