Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation
Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation, and Remediation reports research results in sustainable land management and land degradation status and mitigation in 36 countries around the world. It includes background papers with continent
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Pandi Zdruli · Marcello Pagliai · Selim Kapur · Angel Faz Cano Editors
Land Degradation and Desertification: Assessment, Mitigation and Remediation
CIHEAM-Mediterranean Agronomic Institute, Bari, Italy
International Union of Soil Sciences
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Italian Society of Soil Science
European Commission, DG JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability
Editors Pandi Zdruli International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Land and Water Resources Management Department Via Ceglie 9 70010 Valenzano, Bari Italy [email protected] Marcello Pagliai Consiglio per la Ricerca e la Sperimentazione in Agricoltura Centro di Ricerca per Agrobiologia e la Pedologia Piazza D’Azeglio, 30 50121 Firenze Italy [email protected]
Selim Kapur Department of Soil Science & Archaeometry University of Cukurova Adana Turkey [email protected]
Angel Faz Cano Depto. of Ciencia y Tecnología Agraria Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Paseo Alfonso XIII, 52 30203 Cartagena Spain [email protected]
ISBN 978-90-481-8656-3 e-ISBN 978-90-481-8657-0 DOI 10.1007/978-90-481-8657-0 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York Library of Congress Control Number: 2010923830 © Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010 No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, microfilming, recording or otherwise, without written permission from the Publisher, with the exception of any material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Participants of the 5th International Conference on Land Degradation held at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Italy 18–22 September 2008
Foreword
Land degradation and desertification issues are now milestone pillars of the international environmental and development agendas. Not only because they affect the livelihoods of billions of people and have direct consequences on the well-being of entire societies, but also due to devastating effects on ecosystem’s stability, functions and services, loss of biodiversity and an endless list of other ill-related severances. Problems are exacerbated when land degradation, mostly a humaninduced process is combined with naturally occurring drought. It is for these reasons that the recent terminology adopted by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) involves Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought (DLDD). That represents a major shift for the UNCCD itself covering thus the entire planet Earth and bringing it closer to similar UN Conventions like the Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Framework Convention to Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, for the UNCCD the major focus will still be placed on drylands and particularly in Africa. The scientific community has invested more tha
