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

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dc.creatorNyssen, Jan
dc.creatorPoesen, J.
dc.creatorDescheemaeker, Katrien K.
dc.creatorHaregeweyn, Nigussie
dc.creatorHaile, Mitiku
dc.creatorMoeyersons, Jan
dc.creatorFrankl, Amaury
dc.creatorGovers, Gerard
dc.creatorMunro, N.
dc.creatorDeckers, Jozef
dc.date2008-09-22
dc.date2010-08-05T07:04:23Z
dc.date2010-08-05T07:04:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:43:18Z
dc.descriptionStudies 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 concern
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/2175
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/131454
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSchweizerbart
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNyssen, 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.
dc.subjectsoil
dc.subjectwater
dc.titleEffects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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