Land degradation (English Wikipedia)
Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Land degradation" in English language version.
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archive.org (Global: 6th place; English: 6th place)
- Johnson, Douglas; Lewis, Lawrence (2007), Land Degradation; Creation and Destruction, Maryland, US: Rowman & Littlefield
bbc.com (Global: 20th place; English: 30th place)
- Phillips, Aleks (17 June 2024). "UN food chief: Poorest areas have zero harvests left". BBC. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
consciousplanet.org (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "The Nexus of Soil Degradation, Climate Change, and Food Insecurity: A Looming Global Migration Crisis". Save Soil. Conscious Planet. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
creativecommons.org (Global: 1,010th place; English: 612th place)
- Dagnachew, Melku; Gebrehiwot, Solomon Gebreyohanis; Bewket, Woldeamlak; Alamirew, Tena; Charles, Katrina; Zeleke, Gete (2024). "Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy". World Water Policy. 10 (4): 1170–1186. Bibcode:2024WWatP..10.1170D. doi:10.1002/wwp2.12209. ISSN 2639-541X.
Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
csf-desertification.eu (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Brabant Pierre, 2010. A land degradation assessment and mapping method. A standard guideline proposal Archived 7 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Les dossiers thématiques du CSFD. N°8. November 2010. CSFD/Agropolis International, Montpellier, France. 52 pp.
doi.org (Global: 2nd place; English: 2nd place)
- Dagnachew, Melku; Gebrehiwot, Solomon Gebreyohanis; Bewket, Woldeamlak; Alamirew, Tena; Charles, Katrina; Zeleke, Gete (2024). "Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy". World Water Policy. 10 (4): 1170–1186. Bibcode:2024WWatP..10.1170D. doi:10.1002/wwp2.12209. ISSN 2639-541X. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Le, Quang Bao; Nkonya, Ephraim; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2014). "Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2465799. hdl:10419/106616. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 126829880.
- Chasek, Pamela; Akhtar-Schuster, Mariam; Orr, Barron Joseph; Luise, Anna; Rakoto Ratsimba, Harifidy; Safriel, Uriel (February 2019). "Land degradation neutrality: The science-policy interface from the UNCCD to national implementation". Environmental Science & Policy. 92: 182–190. Bibcode:2019ESPol..92..182C. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.017. S2CID 158501714. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- Stocking, Michael A; Murnaghan, Niamh (5 November 2013). A Handbook for the Field Assessment of Land Degradation. doi:10.4324/9781849776219. ISBN 978-1-136-53369-3.
eib.org (Global: 7,951st place; English: 4,722nd place)
- "Artificial intelligence makes restaurants and farms more sustainable". European Investment Bank. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
elsevier.com (Global: 610th place; English: 704th place)
linkinghub.elsevier.com
- Chasek, Pamela; Akhtar-Schuster, Mariam; Orr, Barron Joseph; Luise, Anna; Rakoto Ratsimba, Harifidy; Safriel, Uriel (February 2019). "Land degradation neutrality: The science-policy interface from the UNCCD to national implementation". Environmental Science & Policy. 92: 182–190. Bibcode:2019ESPol..92..182C. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.017. S2CID 158501714. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
handle.net (Global: 102nd place; English: 76th place)
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- Le, Quang Bao; Nkonya, Ephraim; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2014). "Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2465799. hdl:10419/106616. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 126829880.
harvard.edu (Global: 18th place; English: 17th place)
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- Dagnachew, Melku; Gebrehiwot, Solomon Gebreyohanis; Bewket, Woldeamlak; Alamirew, Tena; Charles, Katrina; Zeleke, Gete (2024). "Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy". World Water Policy. 10 (4): 1170–1186. Bibcode:2024WWatP..10.1170D. doi:10.1002/wwp2.12209. ISSN 2639-541X. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Chasek, Pamela; Akhtar-Schuster, Mariam; Orr, Barron Joseph; Luise, Anna; Rakoto Ratsimba, Harifidy; Safriel, Uriel (February 2019). "Land degradation neutrality: The science-policy interface from the UNCCD to national implementation". Environmental Science & Policy. 92: 182–190. Bibcode:2019ESPol..92..182C. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.017. S2CID 158501714. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
innpact.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund – Our references – Our clients – innpact". www.innpact.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
ipcc.ch (Global: 1,778th place; English: 1,339th place)
- Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems (PDF). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2019. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Special Report on Climate Change and Land — IPCC site". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Chapter 4: Land Degradation — Special Report on Climate Change and Land". Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
millenniumassessment.org (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005. Ecosystems and Human Well-being: Desertification Synthesis. World Resources Institute, Washington, DC.
mongabay.com (Global: 3,236th place; English: 2,966th place)
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- Butler, Rhett A. (31 March 2021). "Global forest loss increases in 2020". Mongabay. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. ● Data from "Indicators of Forest Extent / Forest Loss". World Resources Institute. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Chart in section titled "Annual rates of global tree cover loss have risen since 2000".
semanticscholar.org (Global: 11th place; English: 8th place)
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- Le, Quang Bao; Nkonya, Ephraim; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2014). "Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2465799. hdl:10419/106616. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 126829880.
- Oosterbaan, R.J. (1989), Effectiveness and Social/Environmental Impacts of Irrigation Projects: a Review (PDF), In: Annual Report 1988 of the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI), Wageningen, The Netherlands: ILRI, pp. 18–34, S2CID 654729, archived from the original on 11 July 2019, retrieved 26 July 2010
- Chasek, Pamela; Akhtar-Schuster, Mariam; Orr, Barron Joseph; Luise, Anna; Rakoto Ratsimba, Harifidy; Safriel, Uriel (February 2019). "Land degradation neutrality: The science-policy interface from the UNCCD to national implementation". Environmental Science & Policy. 92: 182–190. Bibcode:2019ESPol..92..182C. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.017. S2CID 158501714. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
ssrn.com (Global: 703rd place; English: 501st place)
- Le, Quang Bao; Nkonya, Ephraim; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2014). "Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2465799. hdl:10419/106616. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 126829880.
texasdisposal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)
- "Land Pollution: Causes, Effects and Prevention". Texas disposal system. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
thegeoroom.co.zw (Global: low place; English: low place)
- Kunaka, Denver. "Land Pollution & Degradation Causes, Effects & Prevention". The Geo Room. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
theguardian.com (Global: 12th place; English: 11th place)
- Ian Sample (31 August 2007). "Global food crisis looms as climate change and population growth strip fertile land". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
un.org (Global: 97th place; English: 164th place)
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- "Private sector urged to act as world faces $23 trillion loss from land degradation | UN News". news.un.org. 5 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- "24 billion tons of fertile land lost every year, warns UN chief on World Day to Combat Desertification". UN News. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
un.org
- Land and Conflict (PDF). United Nations, European Union. 2012. pp. 13, 14, 28, 29.
unccd.int (Global: low place; English: low place)
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- "Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 15.3.1". United Nations Convention to combat Desertification. United Nations. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
undocs.org (Global: 4,227th place; English: 4,251st place)
undp.org (Global: 369th place; English: 616th place)
- "Goal 15 targets". UNDP. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
unesco.org (Global: 104th place; English: 199th place)
- "UNESCO raises global alarm on the rapid degradation of soils". UNESCO. United Nations. Retrieved 20 March 2025.
- "Spreading Open and Inclusive Literacy and Soil Culture through Artistic Practices and Education". UNESCO. 28 June 2024.
While soil scientists and land professionals have been ringing the alarm for the past decades, the lack of awareness and education of the general public about the importance of soils for humans and ecosystems has become a concern. This hinders the vitally important transition towards sustainable soil governance and highlights the need for enhanced soil literacy.
unu.edu (Global: 7,903rd place; English: 5,992nd place)
archive.unu.edu
- Stockings, Mike; Murnaghan, Niamh (2000), Land Degradation – Guidelines for Field Assessment, Norwich, UK: Earthscan Publications, pp. 7–15, archived from the original on 27 July 2021, retrieved 27 July 2021
usda.gov (Global: 438th place; English: 336th place)
nrcs.usda.gov
- Eswaran, H.; R. Lal; P.F. Reich (2001). "Land degradation: an overview". Responses to Land Degradation. Proc. 2nd. International Conference on Land Degradation and Desertification. NRCS Soils. New Delhi: Oxford Press. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
waterlog.info (Global: 9,756th place; English: 7,017th place)
- Oosterbaan, R.J. (1989), Effectiveness and Social/Environmental Impacts of Irrigation Projects: a Review (PDF), In: Annual Report 1988 of the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI), Wageningen, The Netherlands: ILRI, pp. 18–34, S2CID 654729, archived from the original on 11 July 2019, retrieved 26 July 2010
web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)
- Eswaran, H.; R. Lal; P.F. Reich (2001). "Land degradation: an overview". Responses to Land Degradation. Proc. 2nd. International Conference on Land Degradation and Desertification. NRCS Soils. New Delhi: Oxford Press. Archived from the original on 20 January 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- Ian Sample (31 August 2007). "Global food crisis looms as climate change and population growth strip fertile land". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2008.
- Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate Change and Land: an IPCC special report on climate change, desertification, land degradation, sustainable land management, food security, and greenhouse gas fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems (PDF). Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2019. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- "Artificial intelligence makes restaurants and farms more sustainable". European Investment Bank. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- "24 billion tons of fertile land lost every year, warns UN chief on World Day to Combat Desertification". UN News. 16 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- Brabant Pierre, 2010. A land degradation assessment and mapping method. A standard guideline proposal Archived 7 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Les dossiers thématiques du CSFD. N°8. November 2010. CSFD/Agropolis International, Montpellier, France. 52 pp.
- Stockings, Mike; Murnaghan, Niamh (2000), Land Degradation – Guidelines for Field Assessment, Norwich, UK: Earthscan Publications, pp. 7–15, archived from the original on 27 July 2021, retrieved 27 July 2021
- Butler, Rhett A. (31 March 2021). "Global forest loss increases in 2020". Mongabay. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. ● Data from "Indicators of Forest Extent / Forest Loss". World Resources Institute. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Chart in section titled "Annual rates of global tree cover loss have risen since 2000".
- Oosterbaan, R.J. (1989), Effectiveness and Social/Environmental Impacts of Irrigation Projects: a Review (PDF), In: Annual Report 1988 of the International Institute for Land Reclamation and Improvement (ILRI), Wageningen, The Netherlands: ILRI, pp. 18–34, S2CID 654729, archived from the original on 11 July 2019, retrieved 26 July 2010
- "Goal 15 targets". UNDP. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Fund – Our references – Our clients – innpact". www.innpact.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- Chasek, Pamela; Akhtar-Schuster, Mariam; Orr, Barron Joseph; Luise, Anna; Rakoto Ratsimba, Harifidy; Safriel, Uriel (February 2019). "Land degradation neutrality: The science-policy interface from the UNCCD to national implementation". Environmental Science & Policy. 92: 182–190. Bibcode:2019ESPol..92..182C. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.11.017. S2CID 158501714. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- "Special Report on Climate Change and Land — IPCC site". Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- "Chapter 4: Land Degradation — Special Report on Climate Change and Land". Archived from the original on 3 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
worldcat.org (Global: 5th place; English: 5th place)
search.worldcat.org
- Dagnachew, Melku; Gebrehiwot, Solomon Gebreyohanis; Bewket, Woldeamlak; Alamirew, Tena; Charles, Katrina; Zeleke, Gete (2024). "Ensuring sustainable water security through sustainable land management: Research evidences for policy". World Water Policy. 10 (4): 1170–1186. Bibcode:2024WWatP..10.1170D. doi:10.1002/wwp2.12209. ISSN 2639-541X. Text was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Le, Quang Bao; Nkonya, Ephraim; Mirzabaev, Alisher (2014). "Biomass Productivity-Based Mapping of Global Land Degradation Hotspots". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.2465799. hdl:10419/106616. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 126829880.
wri.org (Global: 8,960th place; English: 7,725th place)
research.wri.org
- Butler, Rhett A. (31 March 2021). "Global forest loss increases in 2020". Mongabay. Archived from the original on 1 April 2021. ● Data from "Indicators of Forest Extent / Forest Loss". World Resources Institute. 4 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Chart in section titled "Annual rates of global tree cover loss have risen since 2000".