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, M.
dc.creatorMoeyersons, J.
dc.creatorFrankl, Amaury
dc.creatorGovers, G.
dc.creatorMunro, N.
dc.creatorDeckers, J.
dc.date2008
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:22Z
dc.date2014-06-13T14:48:22Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T18:25:13Z
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/10568/40762
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/155268
dc.languageen
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceNyssen, J.; Poesen, J.; Descheemaeker, Katrien; Haregeweyn, N.; Haile, M.; Moeyersons, J.; Frankl, A.; Govers, G.; Munro, N.; Deckers, J. 2008. Effects of region-wide soil and water conservation in semi-arid areas: the case of northern Ethiopia. Zeitschrift f?r Geomorphologie, 52(3):291-315.
dc.subjectsoil conservation
dc.subjectwater conservation
dc.subjecthighlands
dc.subjecterosion
dc.subjectbunds
dc.subjectreservoirs
dc.subjectsedimentation
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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