Apportioning Human-Induced and Climate-Induced Land Degradation: A Case of the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality

Apportioning Human-Induced and Climate-Induced Land Degradation: A Case of the Greater Sekhukhune District Municipality

Land degradation (LD) is a global issue that affects sustainability and livelihoods of approximately 1.5 billion people, especially in arid/semi-arid regions. Hence, identifying and assessing LD and its driving forces (natural and anthropogenic) is important in order to design and adopt appropriate...

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Main Authors: Motsoko Juniet Kgaphola, Abel Ramoelo, John Odindi, Jean-Marc Mwenge Kahinda, Ashwin Seetal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
land degradation
NDVI
rainfall
Mann–Kendall trend
land use and land cover change
residual trend (RESTREND)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/6/3644

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