Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia

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cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierKatrien Descheemaeker: 0000-0003-0184-2034
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1127/0372-8854/2008/0052-0291en
cg.issn0372-8854en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalZeitschrift fur Geomorphologieen
cg.subject.ilriSOILSen
cg.subject.ilriWATERen
cg.subject.ilriENVIRONMENTen
cg.volume52en
dc.contributor.authorNyssen, Janen
dc.contributor.authorPoesen, J.en
dc.contributor.authorDescheemaeker, Katrien K.en
dc.contributor.authorHaregeweyn, Nigussieen
dc.contributor.authorHaile, Mitikuen
dc.contributor.authorMoeyersons, Janen
dc.contributor.authorFrankl, Amauryen
dc.contributor.authorGovers, Gerarden
dc.contributor.authorMunro, N.en
dc.contributor.authorDeckers, Jozefen
dc.date.accessioned2010-08-05T07:04:23Zen
dc.date.available2010-08-05T07:04:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2175
dc.titleEffects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopiaen
dcterms.abstractStudies on the impacts of environmental rehabilitation in semi-arid areas are often conducted over limited space and time scales, and do typically not include detailed biophysical components. This study makes a multi-scale assessment over a time span of 30 years of environmental rehabilitation in one of the world's most degraded areas: the Tigray highlands of Northern Ethiopia. The study shows that in Tigray sheet and rill erosion rates have decreased by approximately 68%, infiltration and spring discharge are enhanced and vegetation cover has improved. These impacts are evidenced and quantified by a comprehensive comparison of the current landscape with a coverage of 30-year old photographs and substantiated by field investigations. The positive changes in ecosystem service supply that result from these conservation activities in the Tigray highlands are an issue of global concernen
dcterms.accessRightsLimited Access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationNyssen, J.; Poesen, J.; Descheemaeker, K.; Haregeweyn, N.; Mitiku, H.; Moeyersons, J.; Frankl, A.; Govers, G.; Munro, R.N.; Deckers, J. 2008. Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia. Zeitschrift für Geomorphologie 52:291-315.en
dcterms.extentp. 291-315en
dcterms.issued2008-09-22
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.publisherSchweizerbarten
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dcterms.typeJournal Article

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