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ISBN: 0-12-801353-2 , 0-12-801231-5

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front Cover -- Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Governing Land Restoration: Four Hypotheses -- References -- Introduction -- Part 1: Social Contexts of Land Restoration -- Chapter 1.1: Land Degradation as a Security Threat Amplifier: The New Global Frontline -- 1.1.1. Introduction -- 1.1.2. The Human Security Lens -- 1.1.3. Land Degradation Can Make Things Worse -- 1.1.4. Global Threats to Human Security -- 1.1.5. Sustainable Land Management and Restoration -- 1.1.6. Land Degradation Neutrality -- 1.1.7. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 1.2: Land Degradation and its Impact on Security -- 1.2.1. Introduction -- 1.2.2. The Recognition of Land Degradation and Climate Change as Security Influences -- 1.2.3. Conflict Constellations -- 1.2.3.1. Water Scarcity -- 1.2.3.2. Loss of Land -- 1.2.3.3. Food Insecurity -- 1.2.4. Conflict Pathways -- 1.2.5. Hot Spots -- 1.2.5.1. Land Degradation in the Sahel -- 1.2.5.2. Droughts in the Middle East -- 1.2.5.3. Land Degradation and Water Scarcity in Central Asia -- 1.2.5.4. Tropical Cyclones in South Asia and Southeast Asia -- 1.2.6. Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 1.3: (EM)Powering People: Reconciling Energy Security and Land-Use Management in the Sudano-Sahelian Region -- 1.3.1. Introduction -- 1.3.2. Paradigm Shifts: Energy Security and Land Degradation -- 1.3.2.1. The Paradigm of Energy Security -- 1.3.2.2. The Paradigm of Land Degradation -- 1.3.3. Current Patterns of Energy Production and Consumption and the Links Between Energy Security and Land Degradation -- 1.3.3.1. Energy Indicators -- 1.3.3.2. Land Grabbing and Land Degradation -- 1.3.3.3. Linking Energy Security to Land Degradation in the Context of the Sudano-Sahelian Region. , Availability of Energy Resources -- Accessibility of Supplies -- Acceptability -- Affordability -- 1.3.4. Vulnerabilities, risks, and resilience of energy systems from a long term perspective -- 1.3.4.1. The IEAs New Policy Scenario -- 1.3.4.2. IRENA Scenario -- 1.3.5. Case Studies -- 1.3.5.1. Case Study1: Sudan and South Sudan -- Socioeconomic Context -- The Energy Landscape -- Land Degradation: Causes and Consequences -- 1.3.5.2. Case Study2: Mali -- Geographic and Socioeconomic Context -- The Energy Landscape -- Land degradation: Causes and Consequences -- Measures to Improve Energy Security and Mitigate Land Degradation -- 1.3.6. Policy Options for Mitigating Land Degradation and Improving Energy Security -- 1.3.6.1. Agroforestry Practices -- 1.3.6.2. Sustainable Cooking Fuels and Modern Cooking Technologies -- 1.3.6.3. Off-Grid and Minigrid Solutions -- 1.3.6.4. Renewable Energies for Power Generation -- 1.3.7. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.7.1. Technological Recommendations -- Policy, Institutional, and Regulatory Actions-Recommendations -- References -- Appendix. Development Indicators -- Chapter 1.4: Enabling Governance for Sustainable Land Management -- 1.4.1. Introduction -- 1.4.2. Land Degradation and Conflict -- 1.4.3. Governance: A Common Denominator -- 1.4.3.1. Restoring the Influence of Traditional Leadership -- 1.4.3.2. Recovering Ancestral Knowledge -- 1.4.3.3. Updating Traditional Systems -- 1.4.3.4. Empowering Women Through Governance -- 1.4.3.5. Enhancing Social Fabric and Grassroots Organizations -- 1.4.3.6. Legal Recognition of Local Rules and Regulations -- 1.4.3.7. Preserving Natural Infrastructure -- 1.4.4. Overall Lessons for Improved Governance and Conflict Management -- 1.4.5. Conclusion -- References -- Part 2: Concepts and Methodologies for Restoration and Maintenance. , Chapter 2.1: Tenets of Soil and Landscape Restoration -- 2.1.1. Introduction -- 2.1.2. Soil Erosion and Organic Carbon Dynamics -- 2.1.3. Strategies of Soil and Landscape Restoration -- 2.1.4. Implementation of Ecological Restoration -- 2.1.4.1. Implementation at the Landscape Level -- 2.1.4.2. Harmonizing the Ecological Effects with Current and Future Social Demographic Changes -- 2.1.4.3. Building upon Traditional Knowledge -- 2.1.4.4. Risk Assessment and Management -- 2.1.4.5. Multiple Benefits of Landscape Restoration -- 2.1.4.6. Ecological Engineering -- 2.1.5. Establishing Vegetation Cover -- 2.1.6. Water Management -- 2.1.7. Landscape Restoration and Ecosystem Services -- 2.1.8. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2.2: Stabilization of Sand Dunes: Do Ecology and Public Perception go Hand in Hand? -- 2.2.1. Introduction -- 2.2.2. Study Site -- 2.2.3. Methods -- 2.2.3.1. Dichotomous Choice -- 2.3.3.2. Survey Description and Administration -- 2.2.3.3. Ecological Measure -- 2.2.4. Results -- 2.2.4.1. Descriptive Statistics -- 2.2.4.2. Econometric Estimation -- 2.2.4.3. Estimation of the Benefits of the Various Sand Dune Types -- 2.2.4.4. Ecological Value Measured in Monetary Terms -- 2.2.5. Discussion -- 2.2.6. Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2.3: Trust Building and Mobile Pastoralism in Africa -- 2.3.1. Background: Mobile Pastoralism and Grasslands -- 2.3.2. A Context of Mistrust -- 2.3.3. Failed Interventions and an Inadequate Theoretical Framework -- 2.3.4. Darfur, Sudan-A Need for Good Governance -- 2.3.5. Kaduna State, Nigeria: Ethnoreligious Conflict and Socioeconomic Inclusivity -- 2.3.6. Baringo County, Kenya: An Example of Good Practice -- 2.3.7. Trust Building Successes -- References -- Chapter 2.4: Land Degradation From Military Toxics: Public Health Considerations and Possible Solution Paths. , 2.4.1. Military Activities -- 2.4.2. Chemical Weapons -- 2.4.3. Nuclear Contamination -- 2.4.4. Depleted Uranium -- 2.4.4.1. Confirmed Use of Depleted Uranium Weapons -- 2.4.4.2. Environmental and Health Considerations -- 2.4.4.3. UN Resolution on Depleted Uranium -- 2.4.5. Case Study: Landmines and Other Remnants of War -- 2.4.6. Case Study: Land Contamination at Shooting Ranges -- 2.4.7. Case Study: Land Contamination in Kuwait After the 1990-1991 Iraqi Invasion -- 2.4.8. Soil Remediation -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 2.5: Flood and Drought Prevention and Disaster Mitigation: Combating Land Degradation with an Integrated Natural S ... -- 2.5.1. Introduction -- 2.5.2. Soil Erosion: Causes and Consequences -- 2.5.3. Restoring Landscape Function Through Soil Formation and Water Harvesting -- 2.5.3.1. General Soil Restoration Techniques -- 2.5.4. Project Implementation -- 2.5.4.1. Training -- 2.5.4.2. Demonstration Sites -- 2.5.4.3. Monitoring and Establishing a Historic Database -- 2.5.4.4. Program Outline -- References -- Chapter 2.6: Environmental Security, Land Restoration, and the Military: A Case Study of the Ecological Task Forces in India -- 2.6.1. Introduction -- 2.6.2. Land Degradation as Part of the Environmental Security Spectrum -- 2.6.3. Military Dimensions of Environmental Security: Indian and Global Perspectives -- 2.6.4. The Role of the Military in Land Restoration in India -- 2.6.5. Bhatti Mines in the Capital: A Case Study -- 2.6.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2.7: Releasing the Underground Forest: Case Studies and Preconditions for Human Movements that Restore Land with t ... -- 2.7.1. Introduction -- 2.7.2. FMNR: Birth and Spread of a Movement, Niger Republic -- 2.7.3. Adoption and Rapid Spread of FMNR, Ethiopia -- 2.7.4. FMNR in Ghana: from Despair to "Life and Joy. , 2.7.5. FMNR in Senegal: Appreciating the Environment -- 2.7.6. Benefits of FMNR -- 2.7.7. Preconditions for the Scale-up of FMNR -- 2.7.8. From the Grassroots to a Global Movement -- 2.7.9. Conclusions -- Part 3: Soil, Water, and Energy-The Relationship to Land Restoration -- Chapter 3.1: Computational Policy Support Systems for Understanding Land Degradation Effects on Water and Food Security fo ... -- 3.1.1. Land Degradation Policy Support -- 3.1.1.1. What Is Policy Support? -- 3.1.1.2. Which Policy Makers Are Involved? -- 3.1.1.3. Which Policies Should Be Used? -- 3.1.2. Information Needs for Land Restoration -- 3.1.2.1. Static Desertification Assessments Versus Dynamic PSS -- 3.1.2.2. Africa Subject to Recent Land Degradation -- 3.1.2.3. Africa at Risk of Future Degradation -- 3.1.2.4. Global Change Risk Factors -- 3.1.2.5. Deforestation Scenarios -- 3.1.2.6. Climate Change Scenarios -- 3.1.2.7. Integrating Pressures and Threats -- 3.1.2.8. Human Dependency -- 3.1.2.9. Supply Chain Teleconnections (All Commodities) -- 3.1.3. Restoring Africa -- 3.1.3.1. The Desertification Baseline for Gabon -- 3.1.4. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3.2: The Value of Land Restoration as a Response to Climate Change -- 3.2.1. Ecosystems and Climate Change -- 3.2.2. Restoring Terrestrial Carbon Stocks -- 3.2.3. The Restoration Opportunity in Context -- 3.2.4. The Importance of Soil Carbon -- 3.2.5. Land and Climate Change Adaptation -- 3.2.6. Meeting the Rising Demands on Land -- 3.2.7. Conclusion -- References -- Part 4: Economics, Policy, and Governance of Land Restoration -- Chapter 4.1: The Importance of Land Restoration for Achieving a Land Degradation-Neutral World -- 4.1.1. Introduction -- 4.1.2. Definition and Accounting of Land Degradation Neutrality -- 4.1.2.1. Land Degradation -- 4.1.3. Land Restoration -- 4.1.3.1. Restoring Eroded Soil. , 4.1.3.2. Restoring Soil Quality. , English

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