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    Land degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands

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    Authors
    Nyssen, J.
    Poesen, J.
    Lancriet, S.
    Jacob, M.
    Moeyersons, J.
    Mitiku Haile,
    Nigussie Haregeweyn,
    Munro, R.
    Descheemaeker, K.
    Enyew Adgo,
    Frankl, A.
    Deckers, J.
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    Discipline
    Agricultural biotechnology
    Earth and related Environmental sciences
    Subject
    Natural hazards
    Audience
    Scientific
    Date
    2015
    Publisher
    Springer
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    The high soil erosion rates in the Ethiopian highlands find their causes in the combination of erosive rains, steep slopes due to the rapid tectonic uplift during the Pliocene and Pleistocene, and human impact by deforestation, overgrazing, agricultural systems where the open field dominates, impoverishment of the farmers, and stagnation of agricultural techniques. Travelling in the Ethiopian highlands, one can see many soil and water conservation structures. Indigenous knowledge and farmers initiatives are integrated with these introduced technologies at various degrees. This chapter addresses the status and drivers of land degradation in northern Ethiopia, including changes over the last century
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    Nyssen, J.; Poesen, J.; Lancriet, S.; Jacob, M.; Moeyersons, J.; Mitiku Haile,; Nigussie Haregeweyn,; Munro, R.; Descheemaeker, K.; Enyew Adgo,; Frankl, A.; Deckers, J. (2015). Land degradation in the Ethiopian Highlands. , Landscapes and Landforms of Ethiopia, 369-385, Springer, DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21.
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    isbn: 978-94-017-8025-4
    uri: https://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/2400
    doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21
    url: 10.1007/978-94-017-8026-1_21
    Type
    Book chapter
    Peer-Review
    Yes
    Language
    eng
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