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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Clearance of native scrub

Clearance of native scrub

  • Burning of semi-arid scrublands
  • Conversion of shrublands to grassland

Broader

Cultivation of marginal agricultural land
Excellent
Environmental hazards from agricultural and pastoral activities
Presentable
Clearance of vegetation
Presentable

Narrower

Agricultural burning
Unpresentable

Aggravates

Soil erosion
Excellent
Threatened shrubland habitats
Presentable
Threatened rangeland habitats
Presentable
Endangered lifestyles of nomads and pastoralists
Presentable
Migrating sand dunes
Unpresentable

Aggravated by

Agricultural mismanagement
Excellent
Insufficient pastureland
Yet to rate

Strategy

Burning semi-arid scrublands
Yet to rate

Value

Conversion
Yet to rate
Arid
Yet to rate

Reference

Liebetrau, S F, et al: Shrub-Steppe: balance and change in a semi-arid terrestrial ecosystems

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Climatology » Arid zones » Arid zones
  • Geography » Land type/use
  • Society » Minority, indigenous groups
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J4772
    DOCID
    12047720
    D7NID
    135019
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020