State of the Tropics - The Ecosystem - Land and Water - Land Degradation

Data calculated for State of the Tropics report from original source: Bai et al (2008). Proxy global assessment of land degradation. Soil Use and Management, 24: 223-234 & Bai et al Glada Report 5 Nov 2008 (ISRIC) Represents the % change in land degradation between 1981-2003 as an integrated measure from remote sensing data

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    Data calculated for State of the Tropics report from original source: Bai et al (2008). Proxy global assessment of land degradation. Soil Use and Management, 24: 223-234 & Bai et al Glada Report 5 Nov 2008 (ISRIC) Represents the % change in land degradation between 1981-2003 as an integrated measure from remote sensing data

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      Data is available as a spreadsheet in both MS Excel (.xlsx) and OpenDocument v1.2 (.ods) formats.

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  • Keywords
    • land management
    • tropics
    • land degradation
    • sustainable agriculture
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    Tropical Ecosystems, Conservation and Climate Change
    Industries and Economies in the Tropics
    Tropical Health, Medicine and Biosecurity
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    • The Tropics
    Citation McComiskie, Rodney (2014): State of the Tropics - The Ecosystem - Land and Water - Land Degradation. James Cook University. https://research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/b76190b36d558bfbff00e83f32af65a2