The Soils of Argentina - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Soils of Argentina write by Gerardo Rubio. This book was released on 2018-05-30. The Soils of Argentina available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology. It discusses the main soil types of Argentina, their geographical distribution, classification, functions, agricultural use, ecological aspects, and the threats to which they have been subjected during centuries of intensive and extensive management. The description of the soils is accompanied by a complete set of data, pictures and maps, including benchmark profiles and an overview of the country's agricultural production. It also deals with future scenarios of the relationships between soil science and other disciplines and the main challenges that soil science will face in the future. Further, the book explores aspects of the main soil forming factors, such as climate, vegetation, geology and geomorphology, making use of new, unpublished data and elaborations, and presents a history of pedological research in Argentina.
Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development
Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development write by Ephraim Nkonya. This book was released on 2015-11-11. Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of land degradation is especially severe on livelihoods of the poor who heavily depend on natural resources. The annual global cost of land degradation due to land use and cover change (LUCC) and lower cropland and rangeland productivity is estimated to be about 300 billion USD. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounts for the largest share (22%) of the total global cost of land degradation. Only about 38% of the cost of land degradation due to LUCC - which accounts for 78% of the US$300 billion loss – is borne by land users and the remaining share (62%) is borne by consumers of ecosystem services off the farm. The results in this volume indicate that reversing land degradation trends makes both economic sense, and has multiple social and environmental benefits. On average, one US dollar investment into restoration of degraded land returns five US dollars. The findings of the country case studies call for increased investments into the rehabilitation and restoration of degraded lands, including through such institutional and policy measures as strengthening community participation for sustainable land management, enhancing government effectiveness and rule of law, improving access to markets and rural services, and securing land tenure. The assessment in this volume has been conducted at a time when there is an elevated interest in private land investments and when global efforts to achieve sustainable development objectives have intensified. In this regard, the results of this volume can contribute significantly to the ongoing policy debate and efforts to design strategies for achieving sustainable development goals and related efforts to address land degradation and halt biodiversity loss.
Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America
Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America write by Edith Taleisnik. This book was released on 2020-09-26. Saline and Alkaline Soils in Latin America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book provides the first comprehensive overview of saline and alkaline soils in Latin America, known for having one of the most extensive surface of salt-affected soils in the world. It is organized along two main axes: soils and vegetation. The book discusses the occurrence of such soils in the region, focusing mainly in management strategies for their sustainable use, and it presents accounts of natural vegetation and crops in the various environments of the region. Social impacts of such conditions and ongoing projects to overcome them are considered. Likewise, the book highlights physiological mechanisms that are responsible for the negative effects these soils exert on crops and forest resources and determine vegetation distribution in them. Plant breeding challenges and new perspectives for such environments are discussed. Technologies such as irrigation and drainage are included. The readership includes soil and plant scientists, as well as policy makers.
Red & Lateritic Soils
Red & Lateritic Soils - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Red & Lateritic Soils write by J. L. Sehgal. This book was released on 1998. Red & Lateritic Soils available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Report to the Government of Argentina on Soil Survey Classification
Report to the Government of Argentina on Soil Survey Classification - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Report to the Government of Argentina on Soil Survey Classification write by L. Farstad. This book was released on 1962. Report to the Government of Argentina on Soil Survey Classification available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
