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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Resources and Sustainable Utilization".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focusses on aspects of land degradation and how to address these to ensure the sustainability of rangelands. Land degradation is caused by many factors that are often interconnected, such as erratic climatic conditions and the type of management practices that lead to changes in the composition and structure of the vegetation and animal species as well as landscape and soil conditions, especially in arid- and semi-arid systems. The socioeconomic circumstances and needs of the people using the land are also heavily affected by land degradation and seldom taken into account when trying to the manage the land sustainable over the long-term. Both biophysical and socioeconomic aspects must therefore be considered when developing and implementing strategies to sustainably manage rangelands to ensure the well-being of the people and decreasing the process of degradation of the landscape over the long-term.
Depending on the region, landscape, size and rate of degradation, as well as available infrastructure, manpower, and financial resources, degraded rangelands can be restored through the implementation of various strategies. These strategies must include both the biophysical and socioeconomic aspects to ensure that the services provided by the ecosystem are addressed over the long-term. Knowledge about the ecosystem in the rangeland that needs to be restored in addition to the aspects that could influence the restoration process is, however, required.
The scope and purpose of this Special Issue is to gain a better understanding of the processes that may lead to rangeland degradation and how to sustainably manage these rangelands over the long-term in addition to obtaining information about possible restoration technologies that can be implemented to address both the biophysical and socioeconomic aspects of the degraded landscapes.
Prof. Klaus Kellner
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- ecosystem services
- type and rate of land degradation
- management strategies
- restoration ecology